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Quadratic Equations
Exercise-1

Q.1 If the roots of the equation 3x 2  2px  4  0 are equal then p is equal to

[1] 12 [2] 2 3 [3] 2 3 [4] 0

Q.2 The roots of the equation x 2  x  2  x  1 are

[1] imaginary [2] rational [3] irrational [4] equal

Q.3 The roots of the equation a2 x 2   a  b  x  b2  0 are

[1] real and different [2] real and equal [3] imaginary [4] irrational
Q.4 If the roots of the equation 6x 2  7x  k  0 are rational then k is equal to

[1] 1 [2] 1, 2 [3] 2 [4] 1, 2

Q.5 If the roots of the equation 2x 2  3x  5  0 are reciprocals of the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  2  0 , then

[1] a  2,b  3 [2] a  2,b  3 [3] a  5,b  3 [4] a  5,b  3

Q.6 Let x 2  2ax  b2  0 and x 2  2bx  a2  0 be two equations. Then the AM of the roots of the first equation is
[1] AM of the roots of second [2] GM of the roots of second
[3] square root of the GM of the roots of second [4] None of these

Q.7 If , are roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 , then  a  b  a  b  is equal to

[1] ab [2] bc [3] ca [4] a+c

Q.8 If , are roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 , then  2    2 is equal to

b2  3ac b2  3ac b2  2ac b2  2ac

[1] [2] [3] [4]
a2 a2 a2 a2

q q
Q.9 If , are roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 then the equation whose roots are , will be
 

[1] x 2  qx  p  0 [2] x 2  px  q  0 [3] x 2  px  q  0 [4] qx 2  px  q  0

Q.10 If a  0,b  0 then the roots of the equation a  bx  x 2  0 are

[1] both positive [2] both negative [3] of opposite sign and numerically greater root is positive
[4] of opposite sign and numerically greater root is negative

Q.11 The quadratic equation with one root

1
2
 
1  3 is

[1] x 2  x  1  0 [2] x 2  x  1  0 [3] x 2  x  1  0 [4] x 2  x  1  0

Q.12 The equation whose roots are the squares of the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 is

[2] a x   b  4ac  x  c  0
2 2 2 2
[1] a2 x 2  b2 x  c 2  0

[3] a x   b  2ac  x  c  0 [4] a x   b  ac  x  c  0

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Q.13 The roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 will be imaginary if

[1] a  0,b  0,c  0 [2] a  0,b  0,c  0 [3] a  0,b  0,c  0 [4] a  0,b  0,c  0

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Q.14 The equation x   1 has
x 1 x 1
[1] no root [2] one root [3] two equal roots [4] infinite roots

Q.15 If ax 2  2hxy  by 2 has real and unequal factors then

[1] h2  ab [2] h2  ab [3] h2  ab [4] h2  4ab

Q.16 If sum of the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 is equal to the sum of their squares, then

[1] 2ac  ab  c [2] 2ac  b  a  b  [3] a2  b2  c 2 [4] a2  b2  a  b

Q.17 For what value of a the difference of the roots of the equation 2x 2   a  1 x   a  1  0 is equal to their product?
[1] 0 [2] 1 [3] 1 [4] 2

Q.18 The roots of the equation  p  2  x 2  2  p  2  x  2  0 are not real when

[1] p  1,2 [2] p  2,3 [3] p   2,4  [4] p  3,4

Q.19 If roots of the equation 2x 2  3 k  2  x  4  k  15x are negative of each other, then k equals
[1] 4 [2] 2 [3] 0 [4] 7
Q.20 If the product of the roots of the equation x  3kx  2e
2 2logk
 1  0 is 7, then the roots of the equation are real if k
equals
[1] 1 [2] 2 [3] 2 [4] 2

Q.21 If sin , cos are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, than

[1] a2 + b2 – 2ac = 0 [2] a2 – b2 + 2ac = 0 [3] (a + c)2 = b2 + c2 [4] both b and c

Q.22 The real roots of the equation x2 + 5 | x | + 4 = 0 are

[1] (– 1, – 4) [2] (1, 4) [3] (– 4, 4) [4] None of these

Q.23 If the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are reciprocal to each other, then

[1] a + c = 0 [2] b = 0 [3] a – c = 0 [4] None of these

Q.24 The value of p > 0, for which both the equations x2 + px + 64 = 0 & x2 – 8x + p = 0 have real roots is

[1] 8 [2] 16 [3] 32 [4] 64

Q.25 If p, q, r are real and p  q then the roots of the equation (p – q)x2 – 5 (p + q)x – 2 (p – q) = 0, are

[1] real and equal [2] complex [3] real and unequal [4] none of these

Q.26 I f t h e r o o t s o f t h e e q u a t i o n x 2  2cx  ab  0 b e r e a l a n d u n e q u a l , t h e n t h e r o o t s o f

x 2  2(a  b) x  (a2  b2 )  2c 2  0 will be

[1] Real & unequal [2] Real & equal [3] Imaginary [4] None of these

Q.27 The roots of the equation x4 – 8x2 – 9 = 0 are -

[1] ± 3, ± 1 [2] ± 3, ± i [3] ± 2, ± i [4] none of these

Q.28 The number of roots of the quadratic equation 8sec2  – 6 sec + 1 = 0 is -

[1] Infinite [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] 0

Q.29 If the roots of x2 – 4x – log2 a = 0 are real then -

1 1 1
[1] a  [2] a  [3] a  [4] none of these
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Q.30 If the sum of the roots of the equation ax + 4x + c = 0 is half of their difference, then the value of ac is -
[1] 4 [2] 8 [3] 12 [4] – 12
Q.31 If , , be the roots of the equation p(x + n ) + pnx + qn x = 0 then the value of p(2 +  2) + p + q2 2 is
2 2 2 2

[1]  +  [2] 0 [3] p + q [4]  +  + p + q

Q.32 If x  k is a common factor of the expressions x 2  px  q and x 2  lx  m , then k is equal to

pq pl qm qm

[1] [2] [3] [4]
lm qm pl pl

Q.33 If both the roots of the equations k  6x 2  3   rx  2x 2  1  0 and 6k  2x  1  px  4x  2  0 are common,

2 2

then 2r  p is equal to
[1] 1 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] 0
Q.34 If x  11x  a and x  14x  2a have a common factor then a is equal to
2 2

[1] 24 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] 12

Q.35 If one root of the equation a  b  c  x  b  c  a  x  c  a  b   0 is 1 then, its other root is
2

a b  c  c a  b b c  a

[1] b c  a
 
[2] a b  c
 
[3] a b  c
 (d) None of these

Q.36 The equation  a  a  2  x   a  4  x  a  3a  2  0 will have more than two solutions if a equals
2 2 2 2

[1] 2 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] not possible

Q.37 The value of a for which the equation 3x  2  a  1 x   a  3a  2   0 will have roots of opposite sign, lies in
2 2 2

3 
[1]  ,1 [2]  ,0  [3] 1,2  [4]  ,2 
2 
Q.38 If ,, ,  are in GP where , are roots of the equation ax 2  2bx  c  0 and ,  are roots of the equation
px 2  2qx  r  0 , then
ac pr ac pr ab pq
[1] b2  q2 [2]  [3]  2 [4] None of these
b q c2 r
 2 2
Q.39 If , are roots of the equation ax 2  3x  2  0  a  0  , then  is greater than
 
[1] 0 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] None of these
Q.40 If the absolute difference between two roots of the equation x 2  px  3  0 is p , then p equals
[1] 3,4 [2] 4 [3] 3 [4] None of these
Q.41 If 3 + 4i is a root of the equation x2 + px + q = 0, then
[1] p = 6, q = 25 [2] p = 6, q = 1 [3] p = – 6, q = – 7 [4] p = – 6, q = 25
Q.42 If   , then the equation whose roots are &  is
 

[1] x2 + 5x – 3 = 0 [2] 3x2 + 12x + 3 = 0 [3] 3x2 – 19x + 3 = 0 [4] None of these
 
Q.43 If and are the roots of ax2 + bx + c. Then the value of  , is
a  b a  b
[1] 2/a [2] – 2/a *[3] a/2 [4] None of these
a
Q.44 A quadratic equation whose roots are , will be
a  ab
[1] bx 2  2a ax  a2  0 [2] bx 2  2a ax  a2  0
[3] ax 2  2a ax  b2  0 [4] None of these
Q.45 Roots of ax2 + b = 0 are real & distinct if

[1] ab > 0 [2] ab < 0 [3] a, b > 0 [4] a, b < 0

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Q.46 Both roots of the equation (x – b) (x – c) + (x – a) (x – c) + (x – a) (x – b) = 0 are always

[1] positive [2] negative [3] real [4] none of these

Q.47 If the equation x2 – m (2x – 8) – 15 = 0 has equal roots then m =

[1] 3, –5 [2] –3, 5 [3] 3, 5 [4] –3, –5

x 2  bx m  1
Q.48 If the equation  has roots equal in magnitued but opposite in sign, then m =
ax  c m 1

ab ab ba

[1] [2] [3] [4] None of these
ab ab ba
Q.49 If difference of roots of the equation x2 – px + q = 0 is 1, then p2 + 4q2 equals -
[1] 2q + 3 [2] (1 – 2q)2 [3] (1 + 2q)2 [4] 2q – 3

Q.50 If one of the roots of equation x(x + 2) = 4 – (1 – ax2) tends to , then a will tend to -
[1] 0 [2] 1 [3] – 1 [4] 2

 1  1
Q.51 If  and  are roots of x2 – 2x + 3 = 0, then the equation whose roots are and will be -
 1  1
[1] 3x2 – 2x – 1 = 0 [2] 3x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 [3] 3x2 – 2x + 1 = 0 [4] x2 – 3x + 1 = 0

Q.52 If f(x) = 4x2 + 3x – 7 and  is a common root of the equation x2 – 3x + 2 = 0 and x2 + 2x – 3 = 0 then the value of
f() is -
[1] 3 [2] 2 [3] 1 [4] 0
2
Q.53 For what values of p, the roots of the equation 12 (p + 2)x – 12(2p – 1) x – 38 p – 11 = 0 are imaginary-

 1 
[1] p = R– [2] p  (–, – 1)   – ,  
 2 

 1
[3] p   – 1 –  [4] p = – 1
 2
Q.54 If x – 2 is a common factor of x2 + ax + b and x2 + cx + d, then -
[1] d – b = 2 (c – a) [2] b – d = (c – a) [3] 4 + 2c + b = 0 [4] b – d = 2 (c – a)
2 2
Q.55 If the quadratic equations 3x + ax + 1 = 0 and 2x + bx + 1 = 0 have a common roots, then the value of the
expression 5ab – 2a2 – 3b2 is -
[1] 0 [2] 1 [3] – 1 [4] none of these
Q.56 If roots of the equation x2 (1 + m2) + 2 mc x + c2 – a2 = 0 are equal, then value of c is -

[1] a (1  m 2 ) [2] a (1  m 2 ) [3] m (1  a 2 ) [4] m (1  a 2 )

Q.57 The roots of the equation (a + b – 2c) x2 – (2a – b + c)x + (a – 2b + c) = 0 are

1
[1] a + b + c and a – b + c [2] and a – 2b + c
2

1
[3] a – 2b + c and [4] none of these
abc

Q.58 If x  R and a>0 then the minimum value of ax 2  bx  c is

b2  4ac 4ac  b2 b2  4ac

[1] [2] [3] b2  4ac [4]
4a 4a 2a

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Q.59 If x be real, then 3x 2  14x  11  0 when

3 3
[1] x   [2] x   [3] x  2 [4] never
2 4
x
Q.60 For all real values of x, the maximum value of the expression is
x  5x  9
2

[1] 1 [2] 45 [3] 90 [4] None of these

x 2  3x  4
Q.61 If x be real then the maximum and minimum value of the expression are
x 2  3x  4
1 1
[1] 2,1 [2] 7, [3] 5, [4] None of these
7 5
x 2  34x  71
Q.62 If x be real then the value of will not lie between
x 2  2x  7
[1] 5 and 9 [2] 5 and 9 [3] 9 and 5 [4] 0 and 9

x 2  2x  1
Q.63 If x be real then the value of will not lie between
x 1
[1] 0 and 8 [2] –8 and 8 [3] –8 and 0 [4] None of these
Q.64 The expression a2 x 2  bx  1 will be positive for all x  R if
[1] b2  4a2 [2] b2  4a2 [3] 4b2  a2 [4] 4b2  a2
Q.65 Ramesh and Mahesh solve a quadratic equation. Ramesh reads its constant term wrongly and finds its roots as
8 and 2 where as Mahesh reads the coefficientof x wrongly and finds its roots as 11 and  1. The correct roots of
the equation are
[1] 11, 1 [2]  11, 1 [3] 11,  1 [4] None of these
Q.66 If & are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then (1 + ) (1 +  ) =
[1] 0 [2] positive [3] negative [4] none of these
Q.67 If the two equations x2 – cx + d = 0 & x2 – ax + b = 0 have one common root and the second has equal roots, then
2(b + d) =
[1] 0 [2] a + c [3] ac [4] – ac
Q.68 If x2 + 6x – 27 > 0, –x2 + 3x + 4 > 0, then x lies in the interval

[1] (3, 4) [2] [3, 4] [3] (–, 3]  [4, ) [4] 

Q.69 If the equations ax2 + bx + c = 0 and x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 2 = 0 have two common roots then
[1] a = 2b = c [2] a = b = c [3] b2 = 4ac [4] None

Q.70 If x  2  2  2  ..... then

[1] x  1 [2] 1  x  2 [3] x  2 [4] x  3

Q.71 The number of the roots of the equation x  1  x  2  3 is

[1] 1 [2] 2 [3] 3 [4] 4
Q.72 The set of values of K for which both the roots of the equation 4x2 – 20Kx + (25K2 + 15K – 66) = 0, are less than
2, is given by
[1] (2, ) [2] (4/5, 2) [3] (– ) [4] None of these

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2x  1
Q.73 If X be the set of real number x such that is positive, then X contains
2 x 3  3x 2  x
[1]  [2] (– 3/2, – 1/4) [3] (– 1/4, 1/2) *[4] (1/2, 3)

x  2 2x  3
Q.74 What is the value of x which satisfy the inequality 
x  2 4x  1
[1] x > 4 [2] x > 3 [3] x > – 2 [4] None of these

2
Q.75 7log7 ( x  4 x  5)  x  1 , x may have values
[1] 2, 3 [2] 7 [3] – 2, – 3 [4] 2, – 3

Q.76 The set of values for which x3 + 1  x2 + x, is

[1] x 0 [2] x  0 [3] x – 1 [4] – 1 x  1

Q.77 The values of a which make the expression x2 –ax + 1 – 2a2 always positive for real values of x, are -

2 2 2 2 2 2
[1] – a [2] – a [3] –  a 1 [4] 0  a 
3 3 3 3 3 3

Q.78 The imaginary roots of the eqaution (x2 + 2)2 + 8x2 = 6x (x2 + 2) are -
[1] 1 ± i [2] 2 ± i [3] – 1 ± i [4] none of these

Q.79 If x = – 5 + 2  4 then the value of the expression x4 + 9x3 + 35 x2 – x + 4 is equal to -

[1] 160 [2] – 60 [3] 120 [4] – 120

Q.80 The diagram shows the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c. Then -

y

x x
(x2,0) (x1,0)

[1] a > 0 [2] b2 – 4ac < 0 [3] c > 0 [4] none of these

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Exercise-2
 x  m  4mn
2

2  x  n
Q.1 If x be real then the value of the expression will not

[1] lie between m and m+n [2] lie between 2m and 2n

[3] greater than m+2n [4] greater than m+n

   
x2  2x 1 x 2  2x 1 2
Q.2 The roots of the equation 2  3  2 3  are
2 3
[1] 1, 0 [2] 1, 2 [3] 0,1 [4] 0, 2

Q.3 If equations ax 2  2cx  b  0 and ax 2  2bx  c  0  b  c  have a common root, then a  4b  4c is equal to
[1] 0 [2] 1 [3] 1 [4] 2
Q.4 If 0  a  b  c and the roots ,  of the equation ax  bx  c  0 are imaginary, then
2

[1]    [2]   1 [3]   1 [4] None of these

Q.5 The number of quadratic equation which are unchanged by squaring their roots is
[1] 2 [2] 4 [3] 6 [4] None of these

K 1 K2
Q.6 If the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are of the form and then (a + b + c)2 =
K K 1
[1] b2 – 4ac [2] b2 + 4ac [3] b2 – 2ac [4] b2 + 2ac

( x 2  x  1)
Q.7 If x is real and K  then
( x 2  x  1)
[1] 1/3  K  3 [2] K  3 [3] K  [4] None of these
Q.8 2 2
For the equation x  ( K  1) x  ( K  K  8)  0 if one root is greater then 2 and other is less than 2 then K lies
between
[1] – 2 & ± 3 [2] 2 & – 2 [3] 2 & – 3 [4] None of these
Q.9 If x  1  x  2  x  3  6 , then
[1] 0 x  [2] x – 2 or x  4 [3] x  0 or x 4 [4] None of these

        
Q.10 If , be the roots x 2  px  q  0 and ,  be the roots of x 2  px  r  0 then 
      
[1] 1 [2] q [3] r [4] q + r
2

2
Q.11 A quadratic equation whose roots are   and    , where , ,  are the roots of x3  27  0 , is
 
[1] x 2  x  1  0 [2] x 2  3x  9  0 [3] x 2  x  1  0 [4] x 2  3x  9  0

Q.12 If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0, then both the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0
[1] Are real and negative [2] Have negative real parts
[3] are rational numbers [4] none of these
Q.13 If a, b, c are positive real numbers, then the number of real roots of the equations ax2 + b|x| + c = 0 is -
[1] 0 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] none of these
Q.14 If the roots of x2 + x + a = 0 exceed a, then -
[1] 2 < a < 3 [2] a > 3 [3] – 3 < a < 3 [4] a < – 2
2/3 1/3
Q.15 If x + x – 2 = 0 then x -
[1] – 2, 1 [2] – 8, – 2 [3] – 8, 1 [4] none of these

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Q.16 If a < b < c < d. Then the roots of the eqaution (x – a)(x – c)– 3(x – b) (x – d) = 0
[1] real [2] unreal [3] rational [4] irrational

2x 2  4 x  1
Q.17 If x is the real, the value of the expression is -
x 2  4x  2
[1] any number [2] only positive number [3] only negative [4] only 1

Q.18 If P(x) = ax2 + bx + c and Q(x) = – ax2 + dx + c where ac  0, then P(x). Q(x) = 0, has at least -
[1] Four real roots [2] Two real roots
[3] Four imageinary roots [4] none of these

Q.19 If the product of the roots of the equation x2 – 3kx + 2esin k –1 = 0 is 7 then its roots will be real if -

[1] |k|  22 7/9 [2] |k|  2 7 / 9 [3] |k|  2 7 / 9 [4] never

Q.20 If x > 1, then the minimum value of the expression 2 log10 x – logx (0.01) is -
[1] 2 [2] 4 [3] 1 [4] none of these
2
Q.21 If both roots of the equation x – (m + 1) x + (m + 4) = 0 are negative, then m equal -
[1] – 7 < m < – 5 [2] – 4 < m  – 3 [3] 2 < m < 5 [4] none of these
Q.22 If tanA and tanB are the roots of x2 – px + q = 0, then the value of sin2(A + B) is -

p2 p2 q2 p2
[1] [2] [3] [4]
p 2  q2 p 2  (1  q)2 p 2  (1  q)2 (p  q)2
Q.23 The expression x2 + 2(a + b + c) x + 3(bc + ca + ab) will be a perfect square if
[1] a + b + c = 0 [2] ac + bc + ab = 0 [3] a = b = c [4] none of these
1/ 3 1/ 3
 2   2 
Q.24 If ,  are roots of the equations 8x – 3x + 27 = 0, then the value of 
2 

 
 is -
    

1 7 1
[1] [2] [3] 4 [4]
3 2 4
2
( 9 / 3 ) log 3 x  5 ]
Q.25 The number of real solution of the equation x [(log3 x ) = 3 3 is -
[1] 0 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] 3

Q.26 If equations ax + by = 1 and cx2 + dy2 = 1 has only one solution, then -

a2 b2 c 2 d2 a2 c 2
[1]  1 [2]  1 [3]  1 [4] none of these
c d a b b d
Q.27 If the roots of the given equation (cosp – 1)x2 + (cos p) x + sin p = 0 are real, then -

  
[1] p  (–, 0) [2] p   ,  [3] p  (0, ) [4] p  (0, 2)
 2 2

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Exercise-3
cos x 
Q.1 If expression e {(sin
2
x  sin4 x  sin6 x ..... ) n2}
satisfies the equation x2 – 9x + 8 = 0, find the value of ,0  x 
cos x  sin x 2

1 1 1
[1] [2] [3] [4] none of these
1 3 1 3 1 2

c b
Q.2 Let a, b, c be real. If ax2 + bx + c = 0 has two real roots , , and under  < – 1 and  > 1, then 1 + + is
a a

less then -

[1] 1 [2] 2 [3] 0 [4] 4

Q.3 Let p, q  {1, 2, 3, 4}. The number of equations of the form px2 + qx + 1 = 0 having real roots is -

[1] 15 [2] 9 [3] 7 [4] 8

Q.4 If p, q r are positive and are in AP, then roots of the equation px2 + qx + r = 0 are real if -

r p
[1] 7  4 3 [2] 7  4 3 [3] for all values of p, r [4] for no value of p, r
p r

Q.5 The equation ( x  1)  ( x  1)  ( 4 x  1) has -

[1] no solution [2] one solution [3] two solution [4] more than two solutions

Q.6 If the roots of the equation x 2  8x  a2  6a  0 are real then the value of a will be

[1] 2  a  8 [2] 2  a  8 [3] 2  a  8 [4] 2  a  8

Q.7 GM of the roots of equation x 2  18x  9  0 is

[1] 6 [2] 3 [3] 3 [4] 3

Q.8 If one root of the equation x 2  px  q  0 and x 2  p' x  q2  0 p  p' and q  q'  is common, then the root is

q  q' pq' p' q q  q' pq' p' q q  q' pq  p' q'

[1] [2] [3] or [4] or
p  p' q  q' p' p q  q' p' p q  q'

Q.9 If one root of the equation x2 – 30x + p = 0 is square of the other then p is equal to

[1] only 125 [2] 125, – 216 [3] 125, 215 [4] only 216

Q.10 If x be real then the least value of x2 – 6x + 10 is

[1] 1 [2] 2 [3] 3 [4] 10

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Q.11 If roots of the equation 2x2 – (a2 + 8a + 1) x + a2 – 4a = 0 are of opposite sign, then

[1] 0 < a < 4 [2] a > 0 [3] a < 8 [4] – 4 < a < 0

Q.12 If roots of the equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and bx2 – 2 ac x + b = 0 are real, then

[1] ac = b2 [2] 4b2 – ac = 0 [3] a = b, c = 0 [4] a = b = 0

Q.13 The roots of the equation | x2 – x – 6 | = x + 2 are

[1] 0, 1, 2 [2] 1, 2, 4 [3] – 2, 2, 4 [4] – 2, 2, 3

1 1
Q.14 If are roots of x2 – 5x – 3 = 0, then the equation with roots and is
2  3 2  3

[1] 33x2 + 4x – 1 = 0 [2] 33x2 – 4x + 1 = 0 [3] 33x2 – 4x – 1 = 0 [4] 33x2 + 4x + 1 = 0

1 1 1
Q.15 If the roots of the equation   are negatives of each other, then r =
x p xq r

pq pq
[1] p + q [2] p – q [3] [4]
2 2
Q.16 The equation whose roots are reciprocal of the roots of the equation 3x2 – 20x + 17 = 0, is
[1] 3x2 + 20x – 17 = 0 [2] 17x2 – 20x + 3 = 0 [3] 17x2 + 20x + 3 = 0 [4] None of these

Q.17 If are the roots of the equation 5x2 – 20x + 12 = 0, the  

[1] 176/5 [2] 174/5 [3] 35 [4] None of these

x2  x  1
Q.18 cannot take any value between
x 1
[1] 1 and 3 [2] –1 and 1 [3] –1 and 3 [4] –3 and 1

Q.19 The number of values of x in the interval 0,5 satisfying the equation 3 sin2 x  7 sin x  2  0 is

[1] 0 [2] 5 [3] 6 [4] 10

Q.20 If the roots of the equation x 2  2ax  a2  a  3  0 are real and less than 3, then

[1] a  2 [2] 2  a  3 [3] 3  a  4 [4] a  4

Q.21    
The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation 5  2 x 2  4  5 x  8  2 5  0 is

[1] 2 [2] 4 [3] 6 [4] 8

Q.22 If , , be the roots of the equation ax + bx + c =0 and  + k,  + k be the roots of the equation Ax2 + Bx + C
2

b 2  4ac
= 0 then -
B 2  4 AC

2 2
a A a A
[1] [2] [3]   [4]  
A a A a

1 1
Q.23 If are the roots of the equation x2 – 3x + 1 = 0, then the equation with roots , 
will be
 2  2

[1] x2 – x – 1 = 0 [2] x2 + x – 1 = 0 [3] x2 + x + 2 = 0 [4] None of these

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Q.24 Which of the following equation has 1 and – 2 the roots ?

[1] x2 – x – 2 = 0 [2] x2 + x – 2 = 0 [3] x2 – x + 2 = 0 [4] x2 + x + 2 = 0

Q.25 For the equation 3x 2  px  3  0,p  0 , if one of the roots is square of the other, then p is equal to

1 2
[1] [2] 1 [3] 3 [4]
3 3

Q.26 If  and       , are the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 , where c  0  b , then

[1] 0     [2]   0     [3]     0 [4]   0    

Q.27 If b  a , then the equation  x  a  x  b   1  0 , has

[1] both roots in a,b [2] both roots in  ,a 

[3] both roots in  b,  [4] one root in  ,a  and other in  b, 

Q.28 If are the roots of the quadratic equation 6x2 – 6x + 1 = 0, then

1 1
(a  b  c 2  d 3)  (a  b  c 2  d 3) 
2 2
12d  6c  4b  a b c d
[1] [2] 12a + 6b + 4c + 9d [3] a    [4] None of these
12 2 3 4

Q.29 Let , be the roots of x 2  x  p  0 and ,  be the roots of x 2  4x  q  0 . If ,, ,  are in G.P. then the
integral values of p and q respectively, are
[1] 2, 32 [2] 2,3 [3] 6,3 [4] 6, 32

Q.30 The number of solutions of log4  x  1  log2  x  3 

[1] 3 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] 0
Q.31 If p, q are the roots of equation x2 + px + q = 0 then value of p must be equal to

[1] 0, 1 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] 0, –1

Q.32 If difference of the roots of equation x2 – px + 8 = 0 is 2 then ‘P’ equals

[1] 6 [2] 2 [3] 2, – 6 [4] 6, 2

Q.33 If roots of x3 – 12x2 + 39x – 28 = 0 are in A. P. then their common difference is

[1]  [2]  [3]  [4] None of these

Q.34 The set of all real numbers x for which x 2  x  2  x  0 , is

[1]  , 2    2,   
[2] ,  2    2,   [3]  , 1  1,   [4]  2, 
Q.35 If roots of the equation 12x2 + mx + 5 = 0 are in 3 : 2 them m =

[1] 5 10 [2] 3 10 [3] 2 10 [4] None of these

Q.36 If (x – a) (x – b) + (x – c) (x – a) + (x – c) (x – b) = 0 then it's roots are

[1] Real [2] Complex [3] Imaginary [4] Rational

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Q.37 If one root of quadratic equation is 2  5 then find the quadratic equation
[1] x2 – 4x – 1 = 0 [2] x2 + 4x + 1 = 0 [3] x2 + 4x – 1 = 0 [4] x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
Q.38 If and are the roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 then find the roots of equaiton cx2 + bx + a = 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
[1] , [2]  , [3] , [4]  ,
       
Q.39 If are the roots of equaiton 4 x 2  13 x  7  0 , then find the value 

5 5 5 5
[1] [2] [3] [4] 2 5
4 6 6
Q.40 The value of a for which one roots of the quadratic equation (a2 – 5a + 3) x2 + (3a – 1) x + 2 = 0 is twice as large
as the other is

[1] – 2/3 [2] 1/3 [3] – 1/3 [4] 2/3

Q.41 If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of the square of their
a b c
reciprocals, then , and are in
c a b
[1] geometric progression [2] harmonic progression
[3] arithmetic-geometric progression [4] arithmetic progression

Q.42 The number of real solutions of the equation x2 – 3| x | + 2 = 0, is

[1] 4 [2] 1 [3] 3 [4] 2

Q.43 The real number x when added to its inverse gives the minimum value of the sum at x equal to

[1] 1 [2] –1 [3] –2 [4] 2

Q.44 If one root of the quadratic equation x 2  px  q  0 be square of the other then

[1] p3  q  3p  q  q  0 [2] p3  q  3p  q  q  0

[3] p3  q  3p  q  q  0 [4] p3  q  3p  q  q  0

Q.45 Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are the roots of the
quadratic equation

[1] x2 + 18x – 16 = 0 [2] x2 – 18x + 16 = 0 [3] x2 + 18x + 16 = 0 [4] x2 – 18x – 16 = 0

Q.46 If (1 – p) is a root of quadratic equation x2 + px + (1 – p) = 0 then its roots are

[1] 0, – 1 [2] – 1, 1 [3] 0, 1 [4] – 1, 2

Q.47 If one root of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while the equation x2 + px + q = 0 has equal roots, then the value
of ‘q’ is

[1] 3 [2] 12 [3] 49/4 [4] 4

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 P Q
Q.48 In a triangle PQR, R  . If tan   and tan   are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, a  0 then
2 2 2

[1] b = a + c [2] b = c [3] c = a + b [4] a = b + c

Q.49 If value of a for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation x2 - (a - 2)x - a - 1 = 0 assume the least
value is

[1] 2 [2] 3 [3] 0 [4] 1

Q.50 If the roots of the equation x2 - bx + c = 0 be two consecutive integers, then b2 - 4c equals
[1] 1 [2] 2 [3] 3 [4] –2

Q.51 If both the roots of the quadratic equation x2 - 2kx + k2 + k - 5 = 0 are less than 5, then k lies in the interval

[1] [4, 5] [2] (-, 4) [3] (6, ) [4] (5, 6)

Q.52 In the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, if  = b2 – 4ac and  + , 2 +  2, 3 +  3 are in G.P. where ,  are
the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 then

[1]  0 [2] b = 0 [3] c = 0 [4]  = 0

Q.53 If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 are tan30º and tan15º, respectively then the value of
2 + q – p is

[1] 3 [2] 0 [3] 1 [4] 2

Q.54 All the values of m for which both roots of the equation x2 – 2mx + m2 – 1 = 0 are greater then – 2 but less than
4, lie in the interval

[1] m > 3 [2] – 1 < m < 3 [3] 1 < m < 4 [4] – 2 < m < 0

Q.55 The number of values of x in the interval [0, 3] satisfying the equation 2 sin2x + 5 sinx– 3 = 0 is -

[1] 6 [2] 1 [3] 2 [4] 4

3 x 2  9 x  17
Q.56 If x is real, the maximum value of is -
3x 2  9x  7

17 1
[1] 41 [2] 1 [3] [4]
7 4

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ANSWER-KEY
EXERCISE # 1
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 3 1 4 4 3 2 3 1 2 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 3 2 2
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 4 2 4 4 1 2 1 3 1 2 2
Que. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. 4 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 1 4 1 4 2 2 1
Que. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans. 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 3

EXERCISE # 2
Que . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 1 2 4 2
Que . 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ans. 2 2 3 4 4 1 3

EXERCISE # 3
Que . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1 3 3 1
Que . 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4
Que . 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Ans. 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 4 1

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