Quadratic Equation

1. Find the number of values of x satisfying the relation

 n   j1 n    n 1 


 (x  i ) 


n 1    (x   ) (x   )
i i  
 3


 (x   )  i
13 
i 2
n +  
j 2  
i1
j1
i j1
n
 j  +
 

i1
n 1  n – x = 0 (where n 5).
3 3




 ( 1  i ) 




 (  j  i )  ( j  i )  
 



 ( n   i ) 


i 2  i1 i  j 1   i1

2. Prove that roots of a2x2 + (b2 + a2  c2) x + b2 = 0 are not real, if a + b > c and a  b < c.
(where a, b, c are positive real numbers)

1 4 4 1 1
3. Solve the inequality, – + – < .
x  1 x  2 x  3 x  4 30

4. If three real and distinct numbers a, b, c are in G.P. (i.e., b 2 = ac) and a + b + c = x b, then prove that x
<  1 or x > 3.

5. If Vn= n + n, where  are roots of equation x2 + x – 1 = 0. Then prove that Vn + Vn–3 = 2 Vn–2 and
hence evaluate V7 (n is a whole number)

6. Find all ‘m’ for which f (x)  x2  (m  3) x + m > 0 for all values of ‘x’ in [1, 2].

7. Find the values of a, for which the quadratic expression ax 2 + (a – 2) x – 2 is negative for exactly two
integral values of x.
3
 1  1
8. Find the number of real roots of  x   +  x   = 0
 x  x
9. If ,  are roots of the equation x2 – 34x + 1 = 0, evaluate 4
 – 4  , where 4 . denotes the principal
value.

10. Find the values of 'a' for which the equation

x      
2 2
2
x2  a  3  x2  x  2 x2  x  1  a  4  x2  x  1  0 has atleast one real root.

11. Show that the quadratic equation x2 + 7x – 14(q2 + 1) = 0 where q is an integer, has no integral roots.

12. Find the integral values of 'a' for which the equation x 4  a2  5a  6 x 2  a2  3a  2     = 0 has only

real roots.

13. If , ,  and ,  are the roots of ai x2  bi x  ci  0 ; i = 1, 2, 3 then show that

1


3
 ai  bi  ci 

2
               = ±    1
 i 1  
 ai

14. Suppose that a1 > a2 > a3 > a4 > a5 > a6 and
p = a1 + a2 + a3 + a4 + a5 + a6
q = a1a3 + a3a5 + a5a1 + a2a4 + a4a6 + a6a2
r = a1a3a5 + a2a4a6 ,
then show that roots of the equation 2x3 – px2 + qx – r = 0 are real.

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15. If + cos2, + sin2 are the roots of x2 + 2bx + c = 0 and cos4, sin4 are the roots of
X2 + 2BX + C = 0, then prove that b2 – B2 = c – C.

16. Find the set of values of 'a' if (x2 + x)2 + a (x2 + x) + 4 = 0 has
(i) all four real & distinct roots.
(ii) four roots in which only two roots are real and distinct.
(iii) all four imaginary roots.
(iv) four real roots in which only two are equal.

17. f(x) = x2 + bx + c , where b,c  R, if f(x) is a factor of both x4 + 6x2 + 25 and 3x4 + 4x2 + 28x + 5 then find
f(x).

18. Let ax4 + bx3 + x2 +(3–a) x + 3 = 0 and x2 + (2–a) x + 3 = 0 have common roots. If a(–1,5) then find
|a+12b|

19. How many quadratic equations are there which are unchanged by squaring their roots ?

20. Let P(x) = x5 + x2 + 1 have zeros 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Q(x) = x2 – 2, then find
5 5 5
(i) 
i1
Q(  i ) (ii) 
i 1
Q(i ) (iii)  
1  i  j 5
Q(i ) Q( j ) (iv)  Q ( )
i 1
2
i

21. If a, b, c are non–zero, unequal rational numbers then prove that the roots of the equation
(abc2)x2 + 3a2 cx + b2 cx – 6a2 – ab + 2b2 = 0 are rational.

22. If a, b, c represents sides of a  then prove that equation x2 – (a2 + b2 + c2)x + a2b2 + b2c2 + c2a2 = 0 has
imaginary roots.

23. If x1 is a root of ax2 + bx + c = 0, x2 is a root of  ax2 + bx + c = 0 where 0 < x1 < x2, show that the
equation ax2 + 2 bx + 2c = 0 has a root x3 satisfying 0 < x1 < x3 < x2.

24. Find the number of positive real roots of x4 – 4x – 1 = 0.

25. If (1 + k) tan2x – 4 tan x – 1 + k = 0 has real roots tan x1 and tan x2, where tan x1  tan x2 , then find k.

26. Let 2 be the discriminant and ,  be the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0. Then
find equation whose roots are 2a +  and 2a  – 

e e    ee
27. Prove that    0 has one real root in (e, ) and other in (, + e).
xe x xe

28. If , 2 are integers, 2 is non-zero multiple of 3 and  + i, – 2 are roots of x3 + ax2 + bx – 316 = 0,
a, b,   R, then find a, b.

29. Let polynomial f(x) = ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e have integral coefficient (where a > 0) If there exist four
distinct integer 1, 2, 3, 4 ( < 2 < 3 < 4) such that f(1) = f(2) = f(3) = f(4) = 5 and equation
f(x) = 9 has atleast one integeral roots then find
   2  3   4     2  3   4 
(i) f 1  (ii) f ' 1 
 4   4 
(iii) Range of f(x) in [2, 3]

(iv) Difference of largest and smallest root of equation f(x) = 9

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30. If x and y both are non-negative integral values for which (xy – 7)2 = x2 + y2, then find the sum of all
possible values of x.

31. Find the set of all real values of  such that the root of the equation
x2 + 2(a + b + c)x + 3 (ab + bc + ca) = 0 are always real for any choice of a, b, c (where a, b, c
represents sides of scalene triangle).

 4  4  1 5 4 5
(A)  ,  (B)  ,   (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 3   3  3 3 3 3

32_. Let P(x) = x2 + bx + c(b, c  R), then which of the following statement implies that P(P(x)) = 0 has
atleast one negative root.
(A) P(x) = 0 has root of opposite sign (B) P(x) = 0 has both roots positive
2
 b2   b2 
(C) P(x) = 0 has both roots negative (D)  c   b c  c 0 & b > 0
 4   4 
 

1. Infinite 3. (– , – 2)  (– 1, 1)  (2, 3)  (4, 6)  (7, )

5. –29 6. (, 10)

7. [1, 2) 8. 0

19
9. ±2 10. 5<a<
3
12. a  {1, 2}

 65   65 
(i) a  (– , – 4) (ii) a   ,  (iii) a   4, (iv) a  
4 
16.
 4  

17. x2 – 2x + 5 18. 3 19. 4

20. (i) – 23 (ii) – 10 (iii) 40 (iv) 20
24. 1 25.   
5,  1  1, 5 
26. x + 2b x + b = 0 or x + 2bx – 3b + 16 ac = 0
2 2 2 2

28. a = 0, b = 63
29. (i) 9 (ii) 0 (iii) [5, 9] (iv) 2 5
30. 14 31. (A) 32. (AD)

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