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1 – Solving of Equations
Subjective Questions
1. Solve the following equations.
1 1 1
(i)   (ii) a(x2 + 4) = x (a2 + 4)
3  2x 5  2x 2
x p x q q p 1 1 1 1
(iii)    (iv)   
q p xp xq pqx p q x
2. Solve the following equations.
(i) x2 – (7 – i)x + (18 – i) = 0 (ii) x 2  (3 2  2i) x  6 2i  0

1 1 1 1
(iii)    (iv) 20  20  20  .....
x a x b a b
1
(v) 8  8  8  ... (vi) 2 
1
2
1
2
2  ...
3. Solve the following equations.
2
2  ax  2
(i) (x2 – 3x)2 + 3(x2 – 3x) + 2 = 0 (ii) x     3a
 x  a 
2 2
(iii) 2x + 1 + 4x = 8 (iv) (5  2 6 ) x 3
 (5  2 6 ) x 3
 10
(v) (x – 1) (x + 1) (2x + 3) (2x – 1) = 3 (vi) (x2 + x – 6) (x2 – 3x – 4) = 24
(vii) 4x4 – 4x3 – 7x2 – 4x + 4 = 0
4. Determine whether each of the following mathematical satement is an equation or an identity.
(i) x2 – 4 = (x + 2) (x – 2) (ii) (x – 1) (2x – 3) = 2x2 – 5x + 3
(iii) x ( x + 100) – 28x = x2 + 72x (iv) 3x2 + 7x – 1 = (2x + 1) (x + 2)
( x  a )( x  b) ( x  b)( x  c) ( x  c)( x  a )
(v)   1
(c  a )(c  b) (a  b)(a  c) ( b  c)( b  a )
5. Determine ,  and  so that, the following mathematical statements are identities.
(i) x2 = x (x – 1) + x +  (ii) x2 – (x – 1) (x – 2) = (x – 1) + 
   2x  5
(iii)   
x  1 x  1 x  2 ( x  1)( x  1)( x  2)

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2 – Relation Between Roots and Coefficients

Only One Option Correct Type
2 2
1. The equation x  1 has
x 1 x 1
(a) no root (b) one root
(c) two equal roots (d) infinite roots
2. 2 2
If ax + 2hxy + by has real and unequal factors, then–
(a) h2 > ab (b) h2 = ab (c) h2 < ab (d) h2 > 4ab
3. For what value of a, the difference of the roots of the equation 2x2 – (a + 1)x + (a – 1) = 0 is equal to their product?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 2
4. 2
If the product of roots of the equation x – 3kx + 2e 2log k – 1 = 0 is 7, then the roots of the equation are real, when k
equals.
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) –2 (d) ±2
5. 2
The real roots of the equation x + 5|x| + 4 = 0 are–
(a) {–1, –4} (b) {1, 4} (c) {–4, 4} (d) None of these
6. 2
The value of a for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation x – (a – 2)x – a – 1 = 0 assumes the least
value is–
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
7. If the roots of the equation x – bx + c = 0 are two consecutive integers, then (b2 – 4c) equals–
2

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) –2

8. If the roots of the quadratic equations are tan30º and tan15º, respectively. Then, the value of 2 + q – p is–
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
9. If the difference between the roots of the equation x2 + ax + 1 = 0 is less than 5 , then the set of possible values of
a is–
(a) (–3, 3) (b) (–3, ) (c) (3, ) (d) (–, –3)
10. If a and b are the roots of equation x + px + 1 = 0 and c, d are the roots of equation x2 + qx + 1 = 0, then the value of
2

E = (a – c) (b – c) (a + d) (b + d) is?
(a) p2 – q2 (b) q2 – p2 (c) q2 + p2 (d) None of these
11. 2 2
If P(x) = ax + bx + c and Q(x) = –ax + dx + c, where ac  0, then P(x) . Q(x) = 0 has–
(a) four real roots (b) atleast two real roots
(c) four complex roots (d) atleast two complex roots
12. 2
For the equation 3x + px + 3 = 0, p > 0, if one of the root is the square of the other, then p is equal to–
1 2
(a) (b) 1 (c) 3 (d)
3 3
13. 2
If ,  ( < ) are the roots of the equation x + bx + c = 0, where c < 0 < b. Then–
(a) 0 < <  (b)  < 0 < < || (c) < < 0 (d) < 0 < || < 

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14. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a 0 and = b2 – 4ac. If + ,2 + 2 and 3 + 3 are in GP, then–
(a) 0 (b) b = 0 (c) c = 0 (d) bc 0

15. Let and be the roots of the equation x2 – px + r = 0 and , 2be the roots of the equation x2 – qx + r = 0. Then,
2
the value of r is–
2 2 2 2
(a) ( p  q)( 2q  p) (b) (q  p)( 2p  q ) (c) (q  2p)( 2q  p) (d) ( 2p  q )(2q  p)
9 9 9 9
16. 3 3
Let p and q be real numbers such that p  0, p  q and p –q. If  and are non–zero complex numbers, satisfying
 
 + = –p and 3 + 3 = q, then a quadratic equation having and as its root is–
 
(a) (p3 + q)x2 – (p3 + 2q) x + (p3 + q) = 0 (b) (p3 + q)x2 – (p3 – 2q) x + (p3 + q) = 0
(c) (p3 – q)x2 – (5p3 – 2q) x + (p3 – q) = 0 (d) (p3 – q)x2 – (5p3 + 2q) x + (p3 + q) = 0
a10  2a 8
17. Let  and  be the roots of equation x2 – 6x – 2 = 0 with  > . If an = n – n for n  1, then the value of 2a 9
is–
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these
18. 2 2
If the equation x + ax + b = 0 has distinct roots and x + a|x| + b = 0 has only one real root, then which one of the
following is true?
(a) b = 0 and a > 0 (b) b = 0 and a < 0 (c) b > 0 and a < 0 (d) b < 0 and a > 0
19. 2 2 2
If a, b, c d  R, then the equation (x + ax + b) (–x + cx + b) (–x + dx – 2b) = 0 has–
(a) six real roots (b) atleast two real roots
(c) two real and four imaginary roots (d) four real and two imaginary roots
20. Let k be a real number such that k  0. If  and are non–zero complex numbers satisfying  +  = –2k and 2 + 2
 
= 4k2 – 2k, then a quadratic equation havingand as its roots, equals–
 
(a) 4x2 – 4kx + k = 0 (b) x2 – 4kx + 4k = 0 (c) 4kx2 – 4x + k = 0 (d) 4kx2 – 4kx + 1 = 0
One or More than One Options Correct Type
3 2 5
21. The euqation x 4 (log 2 x ) log 2 x  4  2 has–
(a) atleast one real solution (b) exactly three solutions
(c) exactly one irrational solution (d) complex roots
22. If ,  are the roots of x + px + q = 0 and  ,  are the roots of x2 – rx + s = 0, then the equation x2 – 4qx + 2q2 –
2 4 4

r = 0 has always.
(a) two real roots (b) two positive roots
(c) two negative roots (d) one positive and one negative roots

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3 – Forming a Polynomial and Common Roots

Only One Option Correct Type
1. If the roots of the equation 2x2 – 3x + 5 = 0 are reciprocals of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + 2 = 0, then–
(a) a = 2 and b = 3 (b) a = 2 and b = –3 (c) a = 5 and b = –3 (d) a = 5 and b = 3
 1  1
2. If  and  are roots of equation x2 – 2x + 3 = 0, then the equation whose roots are and will be–
 1  1
(a) 3x2 – 2x – 1 = 0 (b) 3x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 (c) 3x2 – 2x + 1 = 0 (d) x2 – 3x + 1 = 0
1 1
3. If  and are the roots of the equation x2 – 3x + 1 = 0, then the equation with roots and will be–
2 2
(a) x2 – x – 1 = 0 (b) x2 + x + 1 = 0 (c) x2 + x + 2 = 0 (d) None of these
4. 3 2
If roots of equation x – 12x + 39x – 28 = 0 are in AP. Then, their common difference is–
(a) ± 3 (b) ± 1 (c) ± 2 (d) None of these
5. 3 2
Find the value of k in the equation x – 6x + kx + 64 = 0, if it is known that the roots of the equation are in geometric
progression.
(a) 24 (b) 16 (c) –16 (d) –24
6. 2 2
If (x + k) is a common factor of the expressions x + px + q and x + lx + m, then k is equal to–
pq pl pm qm
(a) (b) (c) (d)
lm qm pl pl
7. 2 2
If the quadratic equations 3x + ax + 1 = 0 and 2x + bx + 1 = 0 have a common real root, then the value of the
expression 5ab – 2a2 – 3b2 = 0 is–
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) None of these
8. 2 2
If the two equations x – cx + d = 0 and x – ax + b = 0 have one common root and the second has equal roots, then
2(b + d) is equal to–
(a) 0 (b) a + c (c) ac (d) –ac
9. 2 3 2
If the equations ax + bx + c = 0 and x + 3x + 3x + 2 = 0 have two common roots, then–
(a) a = 2b = c (b) a = b = c (c) b2 = 4ac (d) None of these
10. 2 2
If the quadratic equations x + ax + b = 0 and x + bx + a = 0 (a  0) have a common root, then the numerical value of
(a + b) is–
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 2
11. 2 2
A value of b for which the equations x + bx – 1 = 0 and x + x + b = 0 have one common root, is–
(a)  2 (b)  i 3 (c) i 5 (d) 2
12. Let a and b be two distinct roots of the equation x3 + 3x2 – 1 = 0. The equation, which has (a, b) as its root, is equal to–
(a) x3 – 3x – 1 = 0 (b) x3 – 3x2 + 1 = 0 (c) x3 + x2 – 3x + 1 = 0 (d) x3 + x2 + 3x – 1 = 0
13. If two roots of (x – 1) (2x2 – 3x + 4) = 0 are coincident with roots of the equation x3 + (a + 1) x2 + (a + b) x + b = 0,
where a, b  R. Then, 2(a + b) is equal to–
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

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14. If 2010x3 + 4x2 + 1 = 0f has roots ,  and . Then, the value of –2 + –2 + –2 is–
(a) –6 (b) –7 (c) –8 (d) –9
2
k 1 k2  a 
15. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are and , then   is equal to–
k k 1 abc
(a) k2 (b) (k + 1)2 (c) (k + 2)2 (d) k2 (k + 1)2
Statement Type
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
(d) Statement II is correct but statement I is incorrect
c
16. Let f(x) = x3 + ax2 + bx + c, where b   0.
a
Statement I : The equation f(x) = 0 has three real and distinct roots.
Statement II : f(0) f (–a) < 0.
17. For a  R, let f(x) = 2x2 + (2a – 3) x – (2a – 1).
Statement I : The roots of equation f(x) = 0 are rational for all rational values of a.
Statement II : The roots of equation f(x) = 0 are rational, if a is rational and not equal to –2.
Comprehension Type
Let m and n are positive integers and the quadratic equation 4x2 + mx + n = 0 has two distinct real roots p and q(p < q).
Also, the quadratic equations x2 – px + 2q = 0 and x2 – qx + 2p = 0 have a common root say .
18. The value of  lies in–
(a) [0, 1) (b) [1, 2) (c) (–1, 0) (d) (–3, –1)
19. Number of possible ordered pairs (m, n) is equal to–
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
2
20. If p and q are rational numbers, then uncommon root of the equation x – px + 2q = 0 is–
1 1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 
4 2 2

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4 – Graphs for Quadratic Expression

1. In the following diagrams, discuss a, b, c and D for–

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv) (v) (vi)

(vii) (viii)

2. The minimum value of

(i) y = x2 + 2x + 2 (ii) y = 4x2 – 16x + 15
3. Find the range of a for which
(i) ax2 + 3x + 4 > 0,  x  R (ii) ax2 + 4x – 2 < 0,  x  R
Only One Option Correct Type
4. The value of a, which make the expression x2 – ax + (1 – 2a2) is always positive for real values of x, are–
2 2 2 2 2 2
(a)  a (b)   a  (c)   a  1 (d) 0  a 
3 3 3 3 3 3
5. 2 +
If the root of equation ax + bx + c = 0 are real and distinct, where a, b, c  R , then the vertex of the graph will lie in–
(a) quadrant (b) II quadrant (c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant
6. 2
If ax + bx + c = 0 does not have real and distinct roots, then–
(a) a(a + b + c) > 0 (b) (a + b + c) > 0 (c) b(a + b + c) > 0 (d) None of these
7. 2
If ax + bx + c = 0 does not have real and distinct roots, then–
(a) 4a – 2b + c > 0 (b) 4a – 2b + c < 0 (c) b(4a – 2b + c) < 0 (d) c(4a – 2b + c) > 0
8. 2
If ax + bx + 10 = 0 does not have real and distinct roots, then the minimum value of (5a – b) is–
(a) –3 (b) –2 (c) –1 (d) 0
9. If b < a, then the equation (x – a) (x – b) –1 = 0 has–
(a) both roots in [a, b] (b) both roots in (–, a)
(c) both roots in (b, ) (d) one root (–, a) and other in (b, )

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10. If the roots of the equation bx2 + cx + a = 0 are imaginary, then for all real values of x, the expression 3b2x2 + 6bc x +
2c2 is–
(a) > 4ab (b) < 4ab (c) > –4ab (d) < –4a
11. Let f(x) be a quadratic expression which is positive for all real values of x. If g(x) = f(x) + f'(x) + f''(x), then for all real
x?
(a) g(x) < 0 (b) g(x) > 0 (c) g(x) = 0 (d) g(x)  0
12. While applying the quadratic formula to a quadratic equation f(x) = 0, where f(x) = ax2 + bx + c (a, b, c  R and a 0),
b2
it happens that c  . Then, the graph of y = f(x) will certainly–
4a
(a) have a maximum (b) have a minimum
(c) be a tangent to the X–axis (d) lie completely above X–axis
13. The number of integral values of  for which the quadratic expression x2 + |2 – 3| x – 6 is positive for exactly two
integral values of x is equal to–
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
2 2 2
14. If min (2x – ax + 2) > max (b – 1 + 2x – x ). Then, roots of the equation 2x + ax + (2 – b) = 0 are–
(a) positive and distinct (b) negative and distinct (c) opposite in sign (d) imaginary
15. The number of integer values of  for which the inequality x – 2(4 – 1)x + 152 > 2+ 7 is true for every x R,
2

is–
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
2 4 2
16. For a, b, c R and b 4ac, if all the roots of the equation ax + bx + c = 0 are real, then–
(a) b > 0, a < 0, c > 0 (b) b < 0, a > 0, c > 0 (c) b > 0, a > 0, c > 0 (d) b < 0, a < 0, c > 0
Comprehension Type
Passage–I
2
Consider a quadratic expression f(x) = tx – (2t – 1)x + (5t – 1).
17. If f(x) can take both positive and negative values, then t must lie in the interval–
 1 1  1 1   1 1
(a)   ,  (b)   ,    ,   (c)   ,   {0} (d) (–4, 4)
 4 4  4  4   4 4
18. If f(x) is non–negative for all x  0, then t lies in the interval–
1  1 1   1 1  1 
(a)  ,   (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  ,  
5  5 4  4 4 4 

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Passage–II
 7 7 
For a, b  R – {0}, f(x) = ax2 + bx + a satisfies f  x    f   x  ,  x  R. Also, the equation f(x) = 7x + a has
 4   4 
only one real and distinct solution.
19. The value of (a + b) is–
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
 3
20. The minimum value of f(x) in 0,  is–
 4
33
(a)  (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) –2
8
One Integer Value Correct Type
21. If all the solutions of the inequality x2 – 6ax + 5a2  0 are also the solutions of inequality x2 – 14x + 40  0, then find the
number of possible integral values of a.
22. If 5x2 – 2kx + 1 < 0 has exactly one integral solution. Then, find the sum of all positive integral values of k.
23. Find the number of integral values of a, so that the inequation x2 – 2(a + 1)x + 3(a – 3)(a + 1) < 0 is satisfied by atleast
one x  R+.
24. Let f(x) = kx2 + x(3 – 4k) – 12 If the set of values of k for which f(x) < 0,  x (–3, 3) and f(–4) > 0 is (p, q), then
find the value of 4p + 3q.

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5–Maxima and Minima of Rational Expression

Only One Option Correct Type
x2  x 1
1. If A  , then–
x2  x 1
1 1
(a) A3 (b) A  3 (c) A  (d) None of these
3 3
x2  x 1
2. y cannot take any value between–
x 1
(a) 1 and 3 (b) –1 and 1 (c) –1 and 3 (d) –3 and 1
3x 2  9x  17
3. If x is real, then the maximum value of is–
3x 2  9 x  7
17 1
(a) 41 (b) 1 (c) (d)
7 4
x 2  34x  71
4. If x is real, then the value of will not lie between–
x 2  2x  7
(a) –5 and 9 (b) 5 and 9 (c) –9 and –5 (d) 0 and 9
( x  m) 2  4mn
5. If x is real, then the value of the expression will not–
2( x  n )
(a) lie between m and m + n (b) lie between 2m and 2n
(c) greater than m + 2n (d) greater than m + n
ax 2  3x  4
6. The values of a for which the expression assumes all real values for real values of x, belongs to–
3x  4 x 2  a
(a) (1, 7) (b) (1, 5) (c) (0, 4) (d) None of these
mx 2  3x  4
7. If  7,  x  R, then the value of m is–
x 2  3x  4
(a) m 7 (b) m  1 (c) m [1, 7) (d) m (–, 1]
x2  x
8. Complete set of values of a such that y  ( x  R ) attains all real values all real values, is–
1  ax
(a) [1, 4] (b) (0, 4] (c) (0, 1] (d) [1, )
2x  1
9. If the solution set of |x – k| < 2 is a subset of the solution of the inequality  1 , then the number of possible
x2
integral value(s) of k is/are–
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

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Comprehension Type
Passage–I
x 2  3x  4
Consider a rational function, f ( x )  and a quadratic function g(x) = x2 – (b + 1)x + (b – 1) where, b is a
x 2  3x  4
parameter.
10. The sum of integers in the range of f(x) is–
(a) –5 (b) –6 (c) –9 (d) –10
11. If both the roots of the equation g(x) = 0 are greater than –1, then b lies in the interval–
 1   1
(a) (–, –2) (b)   ,   (c)   ,  (d) (–2, )
 2   4
12. The largest value of b satisfying g(x) > –2  x  R, is–
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Passage–II
3x  a 3
Consider a function f ( x ) 2 , which has a greatest value equal to .
x 3 2
13. The value of the constant number a is–
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
14. The minimum value of f(x) is–
1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c)  (d) –1
2 2
15. If the equation f(x) = b has two distinct real roots, then the number of integral value of b is–
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

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6 – Location of Roots
Subjective Questions
1. Find the values of the parameter a for which the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2(a – 1)x + (a + 5) = 0 are–
(i) real and distinct (ii) equal
(iii) opposite in sign (iv) equal in magnitude but opposite in sign
(v) positive (vi) negative
(vii) greater than 3 (viii) smaller than 3
(ix) such that both the roots lie in the interval (1, 3)
Only One Option Correct Type
2. If both the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 2kx + (k2 + k – 5) = 0 are less than 5, then k lies in the interval.
(a) (4, 5) (b) (–, 4) (c) (6, ) (d) (5, 6)
3. 2 2
All the values of m for which both the roots of x – 2mx + m – 1 = 0 are greater than –2 but less than 4, lies in the
interval–
(a) m > 3 (b) –1 < m < 3 (c) 1 < m < 4 (d) –2 < m < 0
4. 2 2
If the roots of the equation x – 2ax + a + a – 3 = 0 are real and less than 3, then–
(a) a < 2 (b) 2  a  3 (c) 3 < a  4 (d) a > 4

2  11 
5. If exactly one root of the quadratic equation x   k   x – (k2 + k + 1) lies in (0, 3), then which one of the following
 3
relation is correct?
(a) –3 < k < –1 (b) –8 < k < –4 (c) 1 < k < 4 (d) None of these
6. 2
Number of integral values of k for which exactly one root of the equation 5x + (k + 1) x + k = 0 lies in the interval
(1, 3), is–
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
Statement Type
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
(d) Statement II is correct but statement I is incorrect
7. Statement–I : Number of integral values of m for which exactly one root of the equation x2 – 2mx + m2 – 1 = 0 lies
in the interval (–2, 4) equals 2.
Statement–II : Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where a, b, c  R and a  0. If f(e) < 0, then the equation f(x) = 0 has exactly
one root in (d, e).
8. Statement–I : If 0 < < /4, then the equation (x – sin ) (x – cos ) –2 = 0 has both roots in the interval (sin , cos ).
Statement–II : Let f(x) = px2 + qx + r, where p, q, r  R and p 0, be such that f(a) . f(b) < 0, then exists exactly one
solution of the equation f(x) = 0 in the interval (a, b).

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Comprehension Type
Consider two quadratic trinomials f(x) = x2 – 2ax + (a2 – 1) and g(x) = (4b – b2 – 5) x2 – (2b – 1)x + 3b where a, b 
R.
9. The values of a for which both roots of the equation f(x) = 0 are greater than –2 but less than 4, lie in the interval.
(a) –1 < a < 3 (b) 5 < a <  (c) –2 < a < 0 (d) None of the above
10. If roots of the quadratic equation g(x) = 0 lie on either side of unity, then number of integral values of b is–
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
11. If f(x) < 0,  x [0, 1], then a lie in the interval–
(a) –1 < a < 1 (b) 0 < a < 1 (c) 0 < a < 2 (d) a > 3
Matching List Type
12. The expression y = ax2 + bx + c (where a, b, c  R, a  0) represents a parabola, which cuts the X–axis at the points,
which are roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.
Column–I Column–II
(i) For a = 1, c = 4, if both the roots are greater than 2, then b  (P) 4
(ii) For a = –1, b = 5, if the roots lie on either side of –1, then c  (Q) 8
(iii) For b = 6, c =1, if one root is less than –1 and the other root (R) 10
1
greater than  , then a 
2
(S) No real value
(a) i – s, ii – qr, iii – p (b) i – s, ii – qr, iii – s
(c) i – ps, ii – qs, iii – p (d) i – rs, ii – qr, iii – ps
One Integer Value Correct Type
13. The smallest value of k, for which both the roots of the equation x2 – 8kx + 16(k2 – k + 1) = 0 are real, distinct and have
values atleast 4, is .............
14. Find the number of digits in the sum of all integral values of a in [1, 100] for which the equation x2 – (a – 5) x +
 15 
 a    0 has atleast one root greater than zero.
 4

18
15.  
Let x1 and x2 be the real root of the equation x2 – kx + (k2 + 7k + 15) = 0. If the maximum value of x12  x 22 is
x
,

then find the value of x.

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7 – Properties of Quadratic Equations

Subjective Questions
1. Solve the equation x3 – 3x – k = 0 for different value of k.
2. Find all values of the parameter k for which all the roots of the equation x4 + 4x3 – 8x2 + k = 0 are real.
3. For what value of k does the equation x3 – 2x2 – 4x + k = 0 have atleast one root strictly between 2 and 0?
4. If x3 + ax + b = 0 has only one real root, then prove that 4a3 + 27b2  0.
1 
5. Let –1  p  1, then show that the equation 4x3 – 3x – p = 0 has a unique root in the interval  ,1 .
2 
6. The number of distinct real root of x4 – 4x3 + 12x2 + x – 1 = 0, is .....
Only One Option Correct Type
7. Number of integral values of a for which every solution of the inequality x2 + 1 > 0 is also the solution of the inequality
(a – 1) x2 – (a + | a – 1| + 2) x + 1  0, is–
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
Comprehension Type
Passage–I
In the given figure, graph of y = p(x) = x + ax + bx2 + cx + d is given
4 3

8. The product of all imaginary roots of p(x) = 0, is–

1
(a) –2 (b) –1 (c)  (d) None of these
2
9. If p(x) + c = 0 has 4 distinct real roots , ,  and , then [] + [] + [] + [] is equal to–
(a) –1 (b) –2 (c) 0 (d) 1
Passage–II
If a continuous f defined on the real line R, assumes positive and negative values in R, then the equation f(x) = 0 has a
root in R. e.g. If it is known that a continuous function f on R is positive at some point and its minimum values is
negative, then the equation f(x) = 0 has a root in R. Consider f(x) = kex – x for all real, x where k is real constant.
10. The line y = x meets y = kex for k  0 at–
(a) no point (b) one point (c) two point (d) more than two points
11. x
The positive value of k for which ke – x = 0 has only one root, is–
1
(a) (b) 1 (c) e (d) loge2
e

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12. For k > 0, the set of all values of k for which kex – x = 0 has two distinct roots, is–
 1 1  1 
(a)  0,  (b)  ,1 (c)  ,   (d) (0, 1)
 e e  e 

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Revisal Problems for JEE Main

Only One Option Correct Type
1
1. If 2x4 + x3 – 11x2 + x + 2 = 0, then the value of x  are–
x
5 5 2 1 1
(a)  3, (b)  ,3 (c) , (d) ,0.5
2 2 5 3 3
2. 2
If the roots of the equation 6x – 7x + k = 0 are rational. Then, k is equal to–
(a) –1 (b) –1, –2 (c) –2 (d) 1, 2
3. 2
The equation, whose roots are the squares of the roots of the equation ax + bx + c = 0, is–
(a) a2x2 + b2x + c2 = 0 (b) a2x2 – (b2 – 4ac)x + c2 = 0
(c) a2x2 – (b2 – 2ac)x + c2 = 0 (d) a2x2 – (b2 – ac)x + c2 = 0
4. If the roots of x2 – 4x – log2 a = 0 are real, then–
1 1 1
(a) a  (b) a  (c) a  (d) None of these
4 8 16
5. If one root of the equation a(b – c)x2 + b(c – a)x + c(a – b) = 0 is 1. Then, its other root is–
a (b  c) c ( a  b) b(c  a )
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
b( c  a ) a (b  c) a ( b  c)
6. The equation (a2 – a – 2) x2 + (a2 – 4) x + (a2 – 3a + 2) = 0 will have more than two solutions, if a equals–
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) –2 (d) Not possible
7. 2 2 2
If difference of roots of the equation x – px + q = 0 is 1, then p + 4q equals–
(a) 2q + 3 (b) (1 – 2q)2 (c) (1 + 2q)2 (d) 2q – 3
2 2 2
8. The roots of (2  3 ) x  2 x 1
 (2  3 ) x  2 x 1
 are–
2 3
(a) 1, 0 (b) 1, 2 (c) 0, 1 (d) 0, 2
9. 2
If 0 < a < b < c and the roots ,  of the equation ax + bx + c = 0 are imaginary, then–
(a) ||  || (b) || > 1 (c) || < 1 (d) None of these
(   )(  )
10. If ,  be the roots of x2 + px + q = 0 and ,  be the roots of x2 + px _ r = 0, then is equal to–
(   )(  )
(a) 1 (b) q (c) r (d) q + r
11. If a > 0, b > 0 and c > 0, then both the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.
(a) are real and negative (b) have negative real parts
(c) are ratioinal number (d) None of these
12. If the product of the roots of the equation x2 – 3kx + 2esin k – 1 = 0 is 7, then its roots will be real, if–
7 7 7
(a) | k | 22 (b) | k | 2 (c) | k |  2 (d) None of these
9 9 9
13. The expression x2 + 2(a + b + c)x + 3(bc + ca + ab) will be a perfect square, if–
(a) a + b + c = 0 (b) ab + bc + ca = 0 (c) a = b = c (d) None of these
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14. Let p, q  {1, 2, 3, 4}. The number of equations of the form px2+ qx + 1 = 0 having real roots is–
(a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 8
15. 2
If p, q and are positive and are in AP, then roots of the equation px + qx + r = 0 are real, if–
r p
(a) 7  4 3 (b) 7  4 3 (c) for all values of p, r (d) for no value of p, r
p r
16. If the roots of the equation x2 – 8x + a2 – 6a = 0 are real, then the value of a will be–
(a) –2 < a < 8 (b) –2  a  8 (c) 2 < a < 8 (d) 2  a  8
17. 2
If one root of the equation x – 30x + p = 0 is square of the other, then p is equal to–
(a) 120, 125 (b) 125, –216 (c) 125, 215 (d) None of these
18. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation (5  2 ) x 2  (4  5 ) x  (8  2 5 )  0 , is–
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
19. 2 2
Let  and  be the roots of x – x – p = 0 and , be the roots of x – 4x + q = 0. If , ,  and are in GP, then the
integral values of p and q respectively, are–
(a) –2, –32 (b) –2, 3 (c) –6, 3 (d) –6, –32
20. 2
If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of the square of the reciprocals,
a b c
then , and are in–
c a b
(a) GP (b) HP (c) AP (d) None of these
21. 2
If one root of the quadratic equation x + px + q = 0 be square of the other, then–
(a) p3 – q (3p – q) + q = 0 (b) p3 + q (3p + q) – q = 0
(c) p3 + q (3p – q) – q = 0 (d) p3 + q (3p + q) + q = 0
22. If  and  be the roots of equation x2 – x + 1 = 0, then 2009 + 2009 is equal to–
(a) –2 (b) –1 (c) 1 (d) 2
23. Let  and  be the roots of the equation x + x + 1 = 0. The equation, whose roots are 19 and 7, is–
2

(a) x2 – x – 1 = 0 (b) x2 + x + 1 = 0 (c) x2 + x – 1 = 0 (d) x2 – x + 1 = 0

c b
24. Let a, b and c be real. If ax2 + bx + c = 0 has two real roots ,  and under  < –1 and > 1, then 1   is less
b a
than–
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 4
25. 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 coefficient of x wrongly and finds its roots as 11 and –1. The correct roots of the
equation are–
(a) 11, 1 (b) –11, 1 (c) 11, –1 (d) None of these
26. The quadratic equation x2 – 6x + a = 0 and x2 – cx + 6 = 0 have one root in common other roots are integers in the ratio
of 4 : 3, then common root is–
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3

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27. The equation 2 cos2   sin2 x = x2 + 2 has–
2
  x
(a) no real solution (b) one real solution
(c) more than one real solution (d) None of these
28. Let a, b and c be real numbers, where a  0. If  is a root of a2x2 + bx + c = 0, where is the root of a2x2 – bx – c
= 0 and 0 < <  Then, the equation a2x2 + 2bx + 2c = 0 has a root  that always satisfies–

(a)   (b)  <  <  (c)  <  <  (d)  <  < 
2
29. If a, b and c are the sides of ABC, such that x2 – 2(a + b + c)x + 3(ab + bc + ca) = 0 has real roots–

4 5  4 5 1 5
(a)   (b)   (c)    ,  (d)    , 
3 3  3 3  3 3
Statement Type
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
(d) Statement II is correct but statement I is incorrect
30. Statement I : Maximum value of log1/3 (x2 – 4x + 5) is 0.
Statement II : loga x  0 for x 1 and 0 < a < 1.
31. Statement I : The nearest point from X–axis on the curve f(x) = x2 – 6x + 11 is (3, 2).
Statement II : If a > 0 and D < 0, then ax2 + bx + c > 0, x R.
32. Let  and  be the roots of f(x) = 3x2 – 4x + 5 = 0.
Statement I : The equation whose roots are 2 and 2 is given by 3x2 + 8x – 20 = 0.
Statement II : To obtain, from the equation f(x) = 0 having rotos  and , the equation having roots 2 and 2one
needs to change x to x/2 in f(x) = 0.
Comprehension Type
In the given figure, OBC is a right angled isosceles triangle in which AC is a median. Then, answer the following
questions.

33. The roots of y = ax2 + bx + c are–

1 
(a) {1, 2} (b) {2, 4} (c)  ,1 (d) {4, 8}
2 
34. The equation whose roots are ( + ) and ( – ), where , (> ) are roots obtained in previous question, is–
(a) x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 (b) x2 – 8x + 12 = 0 (c) 4x2 – 8x + 3 = 0 (d) x2 – 16x + 48 = 0
35. Minimum value of the quadratic expression corresponding to the quadratic equation obtained in Q. No. 34 occurs at, x
is equal to–
(a) 8 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
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Revisal Problems for JEE Advanced

1. For each real number m, the quadratic polynomial, y = (m2 + 4) x2 + (m – 2)2 x – 4m + 2 passes through (a, c), then
order pair (a, c), is–
(a) (1, –2) (b) (–1, 2) (c) (1, 2) (d) (–1, 2)

1 5
 x2 
2. Let x and y be the positive real numbers such that logx y   , then value of the expression log x ( xy )  log 
y
,
4 y 
 
is–
31 33 35
(a) (b) (c) (d) 8
4 4 4
3. If the equation |x2 + 4x + 3| + 2m – mx = 0 has exactly three solutions, then the value of (m + 8) can be–
(a) 15 (b)  15 (c) 40 (d)  60
4. If (x2 2
– 5x + 4) (y + y + 1) < 2y for all real y, then x belongs to the interval (2, b), then b can be–
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
ac
5. If x4 + 3 cos (ax2 + bx = c) = 2(x2 – 2) has two solution with a, b, c  (2, 5), then the maximum value of is–
b2
16
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)
3
12 13
2 4x
6. Let p( x )  x 
3
 log10 ( 4, 9 ) , A  
i 1
p(a i ) where a1, a2, ......, a12 are positive reals and B   p(b ) , where b1,
i 1
i

b2, .........., b13 are non–positive reals, then which one of the following is always correct?
(a) A > 0 and B > 0 (b) A > 0 and B < 0 (c) A < 0 and B > 0 (d) A < 0 and B < 0
7. x –2
If the equation 2 + 2 = 2k has exactly one real solution, then sum of all integral values of k in [–100, 100] is equal to–
(a) 5050 (b) 10100 (c) 0 (d) –5050

1 3 11
8. Let x be real number which satisfy log 3 x  1  sin  , where  [0, 2], then x    x is equal to–
2 2 2
(a) 7 (b) 2x – 7 (c) 7 – 2x (d) 4
9. 2 2
Let A = {x | x + (m – 1) x – 2(m + 1) = 0, x  R} and B = {x | x (m – 1) + mx + 1 = 0, x R}. Number of values of
m such that A  B has exactly 3 distinct elements is–
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
10. 2
The inequalities y(–1) –4, y(1)  0 and y(3) 5 are known to hold for y =ax + bx + c, then the least value of a is–
1 1 1 1
(a)  (b)  (c) (d)
4 3 4 8
11. 2 2 2
The number of integral solutions of equation y (5x + 1) = 25 (2x + 13) where x, y  I, are–
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12. If the equation x2 + 2 | a | x + 4 = 0 has integral roots, then the minimum value of a is–
5
(a)  (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) 1
2
13. If a, b are positive real number such that a – b = 2, then the smallest value of the constant L for which

x 2  ax  x 2  bx  L for all x > 0, is–

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 2
2 2
Matching List Type
14. Match the column :
Column–I Column–II
(i) If ax2 – ax + 1 > 0 for atleast one x, then the range of a is (P) [0, 4)
3 a
(ii) If x  3x   0 has three real and distinct roots, then the (Q) [0, 3]
2
interval of a may belong to
(iii) If x3 + ax2 + ax + 1 = 0 is an increasing function, then the (R) R
interval of a may belong to
(iv) If quadratic equation x2 – 3ax + (a2 – 9) = 0 has roots of (S) (–3, 3)
opposite sign, then a belongs to
(a) i – r, ii – p, iii – q, iv – s (b) i – r, ii – p, iii – s, iv – q
(c) i – r, ii – q, iii – p, iv – s (d) i – s, ii – p, iii – q, iv – r
1. If f(x) = x + ax + bx + c has three distinct integer roots and (x2 + 2x + 2)3 + a(x2 + 2x + 2)2 + b(x2 + 2x + 2) + c = 0
3 2

has no real roots, then–

Column I Column II
(i) a = (P) 0
(ii) b = (Q) 2
(iii) c = (R) 3
(iv) If the roots of f' (x) = k are equal, then k = (S) –1
(T)
(a) i – r, ii – q, iii – p, iv – s (b) i – r, ii – q, iii – s, iv – p
(c) i – s, ii – q, iii – s, iv – r (d) i – r, ii – p, iii – q, iv – s
One or More than One Options Correct Type
1 1 1
16. Let a, b and c be three distinct non–zero real numbers satisfying the system of equation   1,
a a 1 a  2
1 1 1 1 1 1
  1,    1 , then
b b 1 b  2 c c 1 c  2
(a) a + b + c = 6 (b) abc = 2
(c) (1 – a) (1 – b) (1 – c) = 1 (d) (a – 2) (b – 2) (c – 2) = 2

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17. The root of equation x5 – 40x4 + x3 + x3 + x + = 0 are real and in GP. If the sum of their reciprocals is 10, then
 can be–
1 1
(a) –32 (b)  (c) 32 (d)
32 32
2 2 2
18. Let f(x) = (x = 2x + 3) + 2(x + 2x + 3) + 3, then which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) The equation f(x) = 0 has no real roots
(b) The equation f(x) = 0 has two real and two imaginary roots
(c) The minimum value of f(x) is 11
(d) The minimum value of f(x) is 12
Comprehension Type
Passage–I
Let p(x) = x – 9x + px – 27x + qx + r (where p, q, r  R) be divisible by x2 and , ,  are the positive roots of the
5 4 3 2

p( x )
equation, 0.
x2
19. The value of (p + q + r) is–
(a) 9 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 108
20. If ( – 1), ( + 3) and ( + 7) are the first three terms of a sequence whose sum of first n terms is given by Sn, then

1

n 2 Sn .Sn 1 is equal to–

1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 2
4 2
 1 1 1 
21. The value of nlim   2 2 2
 ....  n  is–
 p  q  r
 p q r p  qn  rn 
1 1 25 26
(a) (b) (c) (d)
26 27 26 27
Passage–II
2 2
f(x) = – x sin  – 2 cos . x + 1, where n, n I
22. Nature of roots of f(x)–
(a) both roots are positive (b) both roots are negative
(c) both are of opposite sign (d) both are imaginary
23. Real number 1 lie between the roots of f(x), then  should lie between the interval–
    
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c) [–, ] (d) None of these
 2 2 2 
24. Locus of vertex of f(x) is–
x2 1 x2 1 y2 1
(a)  1 (b)  1 (c)  1 (d) None of these
y2 y y2 y x2 y

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25. If x2 – | a – 1 | x + 1 = | x | has exactly three real roots, then sum of the value of a is?
26. If x5 – x3 + x = a, then x6  2a – k, when value of k is equal to?
27. Find the sum of all real values of k for which the equation | x 2  (7  k 2 ) x  7 k 2 |  ( x  3)( x  3k  2)  0 has atleast
one real solution.
28. If the system of equation 3x2 + 2x – 1 < 0 and (3a – 2) x – a2x + 2 < 0 posseses solution, find the least natural number
a.
29. If f(x) = x3 – 3x + 1, then find the number of distinct real roots of the equation f[f(x)] = 0.
30. Let f(x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx = d be a polynomial with real coefficients and real roots. If |f(i)| = 1, then find the value
of (a + b + c + d)

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