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1 Given | ax 2  bx  c || Ax 2  Bx  C |, x  R, a,b,c A,B,C  R and d=b2  4ac  0 and

D=B2  4AC  0 . Then which of the following statements are true
a) | a || A | b) | d || D | c) | a || A |
d) if D,d are not necessarily positive then roots of ax  bx  c  0 and Ax 2  Bx  C  0
2

may not be equal

2
2 Let f(x) = x + bx + c, b is negative odd integer, f(x) = 0 has two distinct prime number as roots, and b + c =
15, then least value of f(x) is
233 233 225
(A) (B) (C)  (D) none of these
4 4 4
If ax + bx + c; a, b,c  R has no real zeroes, and if c < 0, then
2
3.
(a) a < 0 (b) a + b + c > 0 (c) 4a + 2b + c > 0 (d) a – b + c > 0

4. If ,,  are the roots of the equation 9x 3  7x  6  0 then the equation x 3  Ax 2  Bx  C  0 has roots
3  2, 3  2, 3   2, where
(A) A  6 (B) B  5 (C) C  24 (D) A  B  C  23

5 STATEMENT-1: All the real roots of the equation x 4  3x 3  2x 2  3x  1  0 lie the interval 0,3  .
STATEMENT-2: The equation x 4  3x 3  2x 2  3x  1  0 is reciprocal equation.
 1 1 
6. If , are the roots of the equation x 2  ax  1  0 then the equation whose roots are      ,     
   
(A) x 2  0 (B) x 2  2ax  4  0
(C) x 2  2ax  4  0 (D) x 2  ax  1  0

7. If both the roots of the equation x 2  2ax  a2  a  3  0 in the variable x are less than 3 then a can be
A) 2 B) 5/2 C) 3
D) -7

8. The Quadratic polynomials defined on real coefficients P  x   a1x 2  2b1x  c1;Q  x   a2 x 2  2b2 x  c 2 ;
where a1  0,a2  0 and P  x  and Q  x  both take positive values x  R . g  x   a1a 2 x 2  b1b2 x  c1c 2 then
(A) g  x  takes +ve values only (B) g  x  takes negative values
only
(C) g  x  takes both +ve and –Ve values (D) nothing can be said about g  x 

9. Let the equation 4ax 2  2bx  4c  0 where a,b, c  R and a  0 does not possess real roots and c  4a  b
then
Statement I : 2c  2a  b
Statement II : Graph of y = 4ax 2  2bx  4c lies completely below the x-axis.
2 2
10. If the equation ax + bx + c = 0 and bx + cx + a = 0 (a, b, c are unequal non zero real) have a common root
3 2
then f(x) = bx + cx + ax –5 always passes through fixed point
(A) (1, –5) (B) (0, –5) (C) (–1, –5) (D) (0, 5)
2
11 Statement-I: If a,b,c  R and 2a+3b+6c=0,then the equation ax +bx+c=0
has at least one root in (0,1)
Statement-II: If a continuous function f defined on R assumes both positive
and negative values then it vanishes at least once.
i3 3
12. If f(x) =   x  ai    ai  3x , where ai < ai + 1, then f(x) = 0 has
i 1 i 1

(A) only one real root (B) three real roots of which two of them are equal
(C) three distinct real roots (D) three equal roots

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13. If 1, 2, …. n are roots of the equation x + ax + b = 0, then (1 – 2) (1 – 3) (1 – 4) …
(1 – n) is equal to
(A) n (B) n 1n 1 (C) n1 + b (D) n 1n 1  a

2
14 STATEMENT–1:The equation ax + bx + c = 0 cannot have rational roots, if a, b, c are odd integers.
STATEMENT–2:If an odd number does not leave remainder 1 when divided by 8, then it cannot be a
perfect square.

15. The least integral value of ‘a’ such that  a  3  x 2  12x   a  6   0x  R is

16 If the equation x n  a1x n 1  a 2 x n 2  ....  a n  5 , with integral co-efficients, has four distinct integral
roots then the number of integral roots of the equation
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

1 1 1
17 The number of the positive integer pairs  x,y  such that   where x  y is
x y 2007
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

18. Let p  x   x 5  x 2  1 have roots x1, x 2 , x 3 ,x 4 and x5 , g  x   x 2  2 , then the value

of g  x1  g  x 2  g  x 3  g  x 4  g  x 5   30g  x1x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5  , is

19. x  Z and a,b,c,d  Z  a  b  c  d 

STATEMENT-1: If  x  a  x  b  x  c  x  d  2009 has 4 integer roots of which exactly two are equal
then sum of other two roots is 42
STATEMENT-2: 2009 is a prime number
2
20. If 0 < c < b < a and the roots ,  of the equation cx + bx + a = 0 are imaginary, then
|||| 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) |  ||  | (B)  (C)  2 (D)  2
2 |  | || | | || || ||

STATEMENT – 1 The equation ax  bx  c  0 cannot have rational roots if a, b, c are odd

2
21.
integers.
because
STATEMENT – 2 If an odd number is a perfect square then it must leave remainder 1 when
divided by 8.
x 2
22. The number of real roots of 2 = x + 1 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) more than 3
2 2
23. If ax + bx + c = 0 and bx + cx + a = 0 have a common root and a, b, c are non zero real numbers then
a b c
3 3 3
is equal to
abc
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

PARAGRAPH (24 - 26)

x x
9 – a.3 – a + 3  0. Where 'a' is a real parameter. Then values of 'a' for which the given inequality has

24. At least one negative solution if

(a) a(2, 3) (b) a (2, ) (c) a (–, 2) (d) a (–, 3)

25. At least one positive solution if

(a) a (3, ) (b) a (2, 3) (c) a (3, 9) (d) a (2, )

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26. At least one solution in (1, 2) if

 84 
(a) a (3, ) (b) a (3, 84/10) (c) a  , (d) aR
 10 
27. If x  3  4 x  1  x  8  6 x  1  1 then
(A). x  5,10  (B) x  5,10 (C) x   5,10  (D). none

28. Which of the following is correct for quadratic equation x2  2  a  1 x  a  5  0

(A) the equation has +ve roots if a   5, 1
(B) the equation has roots of opposite sign if a   , 5 
(C) the equation has (-ve) roots if a  [4,  ) (D) none

abc m
29. If a,b,c , x,y,z are real and a2  b2  c 2  25 ; x2  y 2  z2  36 , ax  by  cz  30 , then if  ,
xyz n
where GCD of m,n is 1 then m  n  …………

30. Let f  x   x 2  ax  b, a is odd positive integer and the roots of the equation f  x   0 are two distinct prime
numbers. If a  b  35 then,  f 1  f  2   f  3   ....  f 10  f 10   …………

31. If 0  c  b  a and the roots , of the equation cx 2  bx  a  0 are imaginary, then:
 1 1 1 1
(A)    (B)  (C)  2 (D) None of these
2    
32. The curve y  ax3  bx 2  cx  5 touches the x  axis at A  2,0  and cuts the y  axis at a point B where
its slope is 3. The values of a,b and c are
1 3 1 3 1 3
(A) a  ,b   ,c  3 (B) a   ,b   ,c  3 (C) a  ,b  ,c  3 (D) none of these
2 4 2 4 2 4

33. Let f  x    x  3  x  4  x  5  x  6  , then

(A) f   x  has four roots
(B). three roots of f   x   0 lie in  3,4    4,5    5,6 
(C) the equation f   x   0 has only one root
(D) three roots of f   x   0 lie in  2,3    3,4    4,5 
34. If a1  a2  a3  a4  a5  a6 , then the equation
 x  a1  x  a3  x  a5   3  x  a2  x  a4  x  a6   0 has
(A) three real roots (B) a root in  , a1  (C) no real root in  a1 , a2  (D) no real root in  a5 , a6 

35. If p  x   ax 2  bx and q  x   lx 2  mx  n with p 1  q 1 ; p  2   q  2   1 and

p  3  q  3  4 , then p  4  q  4 is

36. The least Ve integral value of ' a ' for which the equation 3 x 4  4 x 3  12 x 2  5a  0 has no real roots is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) none of these

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37. If a, b, c  R, a  0 and the quadratic equation ax 2  bx  c  0 has no real roots, then

a  c a  c a  c
2 2 2
(A)  b2  0 (B)  b2  0 (C)  b2  0 (D) none

38. The number of roots of the equation 2 2

x x 1
2 x2
7 7
x x 1
7 x2
is

39. If  ,  , are the roots of x3  p0 x 2  p1 x  p2  0 then 1   2 1   2 1   2  

1  P1    P0  P2  1  P1    P0  P2  1  P1    P0  P2  1  P1    P0  P2 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
40. Match the following :
Column-I Column-II
A) If a,b,c,d are four non-zero real numbers p) a  b  c 0
d  a  b  d  b  c
2 2
Such that 0
and roots of the equation
a b  c  x2  b  c  a  x  c  a  b   0
Are real and equal, then
B) If a, b, c are three non-zero real numbers q) a, b, c are in
A.P Such that roots of b  c  x 2
 c  a x  a  b  0
Are real and equal, then
C) If the three equation x 2  px  12  0 , r) a,b,c are in
G.P x 2  qx  15  0 and x 2   p  q  x  36  0 have
a positive common root and a,b,c be their other roots then s) a,b,c are in H.P what can be
concluded about  a  b  c  ?

D) ax 2  bx  c  0 has more than two roots, then t) abc0

  1
then the values of a  b  c 
2
41. If the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 are the form and
 1 
is
(A) 2b 2  ac (B) b 2  2ac (C) b 2  4ac (D) 4b 2  2ac

42. If , are the roots of x 2  px  q  0 , and also x 2 n  p n x n  q n  0 and is a root of

x n  1   x  1  0,  n   n , then n must be
n

(A)any integer (B)an even integer (C)an odd integer (D)noneof these

Let f  x   ax  bx  c and f  1  1, f 1  1, f 3  4 and a  0 , then

2
43.
(A) a > 0 (B) a < 0 (C) sign of ‘a’ cannot be determine (D) None

44. Let p, q, r , s  R and pr  2q  s  Consider two quadratic equations x 2  px  q  0 and

x 2  rx  s  0 then
(A) both the equations have real and equal roots
(B)both the equations have real and distinct roots
(C)at least one of the equations has real roots (D)None of these
mx 2  3 x  3
45. If the inequality  5 is satisfied for all x  R , then
x2  2x  2
11 13
(A) 1  m  5 (B)  1  m  1 (C) 5 m  (D) m 
24 4
46. mx 2  9mx  5m  1  0 is true for all x  R then m
 4  4 4
(A)  0,  (B) 0, (C) [0, ) (D) 
 61  
 61   61
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47.
2
,  are roots of equation ax + bx + c = 0 where 1 <  <  if lim  1 then which of the
x  m ax 2  bx  c

following are true

(A) a < 0 and  < m <  (B) a > 0 and m < 1
(C) a > 0 and  < m <  (B) a > 0 and m > 1
x b x a b a
48. Suppose a, b > 0 and x1, x2, x3 (x1 > x2 > x3) are roots of    and x1 – x2 – x3 = c,
a b xa xb
then
(A) a, c, b are in H.P. and x1 = a + b (B) a, c, b are in A.P. and x 2 = a + b
(C) a, c, b are in A.P. and x3 = 0 (D) a, c, b are in H.P. and x3 = 0

49. b 2  sin 2 x   a  1 b  2   1  sin 4 x  0 for all x  R and for all b  R then value of a
(A)  3  19 ,0  (B)  0, 19  3  (C)  3  19 , 19  3  (D) R

50. 4 x 2  4ax  a 2  2a  2 has least value 3 in 0,2then value of a =

(A) 1 (B) 1 2 (C) 5  10 (D) 0

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KEY
1 A,B,D 2 C 3 A 4 C,D
5 D 6 C 7 C,D 8 A
9 A 10 A,B 11 B 12 C
13 D 14 A 15 7 16 A
17 C 18 7 20 BC 21 A
22 C 27 A 28 A,B,C 29 11
30 880 31 B,C 32 B 33 A
34 A 35 9 36 C 37 B
38 1 39 C 41 C 42 B
43 B 44 C 45 D 46 C
49 A,B,C 50 B,C

Solutions
1 Let &  are the roots of
Ax  Bx  c  0
2

| ax 2  bx  c || Ax 2  Bx  c |  R
 ax 2  bx  c  0 also has , as roots
| ax 2  bx  c || a | |x  ||x   || A || |x  ||x   |
| a || A |
b 2  4ac B2  4AC
&             4 
2 2
 | d || D |
a2 A2
2 Let root is , 
 +  = -b,  = C
  even,  odd
  = 2.
Now b + c = 15
 -2 -  + 2 = 15   = 17
225
So f(x) = x - 19x + 34 and least value of f(x) is 
2
.
4
Let f(x) = ax + bx + c. Since f(x) has no real zeroes, either f(x) > 0 or f (x) < 0 for all x  R . since f(0) = c <
2
3.
0, we get f(x) < 0 for all x  R . Therefore, a < 0 as the parabola y = f(x) must open downward. Obviously
f(1), f(1) and f(2) < 0.
4 Let P  3  2
P2

3
Since 9 3  7  6  0
9 P  2 
3
7
 P  2   6  0

27 3
1 7 14
3

 P3  8  6P2  12P  P 
3
3
6 0

 P3  6P 2  12P  8  7P  14  18  0
 P3  6P 2  5P  24  0
So, the equation x 3  6x 2  5x  24  0 has roots 3  2, 3  2, 3   2
5 The given equation is a reciprocal equation
1
 x   t  t 2  3t  4  0   t  4  t  1  0
x
1
Let x   t  t 2  3t  4  0   t  4  t  1  0
x
1 1
x   4 or x   1
x x
 x  2 3 .
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7 disc  0 , a  3 and f(3)  0 where f(x)  x 2  2ax  a 2  a  3

8. D1  4b12  4a1c1  0,D2  4b22  4a 2c 2  0
 a1a 2c 1c 2  b12b22 the D3   b1b2   4a1a2 c1c 2  0
2

9 16a  4b  4c  0  f  2   0  f  x   0 x  R
f  1  0  4a  2b  4c  0  2c  2a  b
2 3 3 3
10 and bx + cx + a = 0 have a common root  a + b + c – abc = 0
1 2 2 2
(a  b  c) [(a – b) + (b –c) (c – a) ] = 0  a + b + c = 0
2
3 2
f(x) = bx + cx + ax – 5
f(0) = –5
f(A) = a + b + c – 5 = 5  f(x) will always pass through (0, –5) and (1, –5)
a b
11.  c  0
3 2
ax 3 bx 2
f(x)    cx
3 2
f(0)=f(1)=0
Apply Rolle’s theorem.
12. f(x) =  x  a1  x  a 2  x  a3    a1  x    a2  x    a3  x 
Now f(x)  –  as x  –  and f(x)   are x  .
Again f(a1) = (a2 – a1) + (a3 – a1) > 0  a1  a2  a3 
 One root belongs to  , a1 
Also, f  a3    a1  a3    a2  a3   0
 One root belongs to  a1, a3 
So f(x) = 0 has three distinct real roots.
n
13 x + ax + b = (x – 1) (x – 2) …. (x – n)
differentiate both sides w.r.t. x
n–1 d
nx + a = (x – 2) … (x – n) + (x – 1) ( (x – 2) … (x – n))
dx
put x = 1 n 1n 1  a = (1 – 2) (1 – 3) … (1 – n)
14 The reason R is true since the square of an odd number 2l + 1 is given by
2 2
(2l + 1) = 4l + 4l + 1 = 4l(l + 1) + 1 = 8k + 1
(since l(l + 1) is a multiple of 2)
 Square of odd number leaves remainder 1 when divided by 8.
The assertion A is true, if all the coefficients are odd
Let a = 2l + 1, b = 2m + 1, c = 2n + 1
2 2
Then b – 4ac = (2m + 1) – 4(2l + 1)(2n + 1)
2
= 4m + 4m – 16ln – 8l – 8n  3
 m  m  1   m  m  1 
= 8  2l n l  n  3 = 8k  3  is an integer 
 2   2 
2
 b – 4ac is an odd number which cannot be a perfect square.
b  b 2  4ac rational  irrational
 roots =   irrational
2a rational
 Assertion is true.
15
ax 2  bx  c  0x  R  a  0,D  0
  i  a  3  0  ii a  9  a  6  ,a  6
Least integral value of a = 7
16 Let a,b,c,d be four distinct integral roots of xn  a1x n 1  ....  an  5
 f  x   x n  a1x n1  ....   x  a  x  b  x  c  x  d  .g  x   5
g  x  is of degree (n-4)

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Let x = k be on integral root of xn  a1x n 1  ....an  7

So  k  a  k  b  k  c  .g  k   2 which is net possible at  k  a  k  b  k  c  k  d
Are distinct integers their product cannot be 2.
So no. integral solutions.
i) O3
17. OHC
CHO
+OHC
2 CH
CH 2 CHO
i ) Zn/H2O

  x  y  2007  xy
 xy  2007x  2007y  0
 x  2007  y  2007   20072  34  2232
The number of pairs is equal to the number of divisors of 2007 2 that is  4  1   2  1  15
Since x  y, so required number of pairs = 7
18 Given g  x1  g  x 2  g  x 3  g  x 4   A
  
 x12  2 x 32  2 x 24  2 X52  2 
   2  x  2  x  2  x  2  x  2  x 
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5

 
 25    x12  24   x12  x 22 .23   x12 .x 22 .x 32 .22
 

  x12 .x 22 .x 23 .x 24 .2  x12 .x 22 .x 32 .x 24 .x 32 ]

p  x   x 5  x 2  1  0 has roots x1, x 2 ,......x 5 , then that equation q  x  whose roots are square of the roots of

 y  y
5 2
p  x  is q  x    1  0 ;   x and y   2

  y 
5 2
  y  1
2

 y 2  2y  1  y 5  q  x   y 5  y 2  2y  1  0
Then  x  y  0
2
1 1

 x x  y .y  0
2
1
2
2 1 2

 x x x  y .y .y  1
2
1
2
2
2
3 1 2 3

 x .x. .x. .x  y .y .y .y  2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4 1 2 3 4

 x .x. .x. .x .x  y .y .y .y .y
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5 1 2 3 4 5  1 , then
A    25  0  0  22  2.2  1   32  4  4  1   32  9 
= -23
x1x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5  1  g  x1x 2 ....x 3   1
 g  x1  g  x 2  ......g  x 3   30g  x1x 2 ......x 3   7
Alternative
Let us form that equation having roots y  g  xi  i.e., y  x 2  2
x  y2

   
5 2
 y2 y2 1 0
 y 5  20y 4  40y 3  79y 2  74y  23  0
 g  x1  .....g  x 2   Product of roots
= -23
x1x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5  1  g  x1x 2 ......x 5   1
 g  x1  g  x 2  ......g  x 5   30g  x1x 2 ......x 5   7
20. Since roots are imaginary. So,

discriminant < 0

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 b  i 4ac  b 2

2c
 b  i 4ac  b 2 b 2 4ac  b 2 a
 , |  ||  | 2
 2
 1
2c 4c 4c c
2 2
21 Discriminant = b – 4ac = p i.e.,
b and p are of same purity
2 2
(2m + 1) = 4m + 4m + 1 = 4m (m + 1) + 1 = 8k + 1
22. From graph clearly both the curves cut at 3 points.

27. Given equation is equal to 2  x  1  3  x  1  1 , x   5,10 .

28 D  0  4  a  12  4  a  5   0  a  ( , 1]  [4, ) . The roots are +ve if D  0 ; a  5  0 ;

a  1  0 . The roots are of opposite sign then a  5  0  a  5 ; the roots are –ve if D  0 ; a  5  0 ;
a  1  0 ; a  [4, ) .
2 2 2 2 2 2
x  y z a b c ax by cz
29. 
        1 :       1
  ;   1 ;
6  6 6  5  5 5 30 30 30
2 2 2
 x a  ax by cz  a x a 5 b c a b c
        2     0       0     ;     K
6 5  30 30 30  5 6 x 6 y z x y z
abc 5 m
; a  Kx; b  Ky; c  Kz ; K  ;  m  n  11 .
x yz 6 n
30. Let  ,  be the roots ;     a    b and a  b  35 ;  a is odd exactly one of  or  is even
say  . But  and  are prime numbers.   2 . ;        35 and   2 ;   11 ;
 f  x   x 2  13x  22 ;

 
 f 1  f  2 .....  f 10 f 10 =  12 22 .....102 13123.....10 22.10 8 =
 
10.11.21 10.11 
 13.  220 8  880
 6 2 
31 Since roots are imaginary.
So, discriminant < 0
b  i 4ac  b 2 b  i 4ac  b 2
  and  
2c 2c
b 2 4ac  b 2 a
    2
  1
4c 2c c
dy
32. y  ax3  bx 2  cx  5    1 ;  3ax 2  2bx  c     2  ;Since the curve touches
dx
 dy 
the x  axis is at A  2,0  ;     0 ; 12a  4b  c  0        3
 dx  2,0 
Also curve passes thro’ A  2, 0  ;  8a  4b  2c  5  0     4 
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 dy 
   3 ; 3a  0   2b  0   c  3  c  3 ;  3 becomes 12a  4b  3  0
2
Also it is given that
 dx  x 0
1 3
and 8a  4b  1  0 ;  4a  2  0  a   ;  6  4b  3  0  4b  3 ;  b 
2 4
1 3
Thus a   , b   , c  3
2 4
33. f  x    x  3 x  4  x  5  x  6 
Consider the interval 3, 4 ; Since f  x  is a polynomial function
 it is continuous in 3, 4  and derivable in  3, 4  also f  3  f  4   0  by Rolles theorem , S a
point x  c in  3, 4  such that f   c   0 i.e. s a root of f   x   0 in the open interval  3, 4  . Clearly

this root is Ve . Similarly two more Ve roots of f   x   0 exist in the other interval  4,5  and  5, 6  .

Hence three roots of f   x   0 are Ve and they lie in  3, 4    4,5    5, 6 

34. Let f  x    x  a1  x  a2  x  a5   3  x  a2  x  a4  x  a6  ;

As x  , f  x    ; f  a1   3  a1  a2  a1  a4  a1  a6   0

Similarly , f  a2   0, f  a3   0, f  a4   0, f  a5   0 , f  a6   0 .
Thus f  x  changes sign in each of two intervals  a1 , a2  ,  a3 , a4  and  a5 , a6  . Since f  x   0 Is a
cubic root in x ,  it will have 1 root in each of the above sub-intervals.
35. p  x   ax 2  bx and q  x   lx 2  mx  n
It is given p 1  q 1  0
  a  b    l  m  n   0 ……………(1)
It is given p  2  q  2  1
  4 a  2b    4l  2 m  n   1 ………..(2)
It is given p  3  q  3  4
  9a  3b    9l  3m  n   4 ……….(3)
The value of p  4   q  4   16 a  4b   16l  4 m  n    4 
 p  4  q  4  9
36. Let f  x   3x 4  4 x3  12 x 2 ; f   x   12 x3  12 x 2  24 x ;  12 x  x 2  x  2 
f '  x   0  x  0,1,  2 ; f  0   0, f 1  3  4  12  5
32
Since f  x   5a  0 has no real root,  5a  32  a  ;  least Ve integral value of
5
a6
f 1 f  1  o   a  b  c  a  b  c   0   a  c   b 2  0
2
37. The equation has no need roots then

38. 2 x  2 x 1  2 x  2  7 x  7 x 1  7 x  2
 1 1  1 1
 2 x 1     7 x 1   2 
 2 4  7 7 
7  57 
 2x    7 x  
4  49 

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x 2
7  7 
   
2  57 
7  7 
  x  2  log    log  
2  57 
 7 
log  
 x  2  57 
7
log  
2
Number of roots of the equation is 1.
39. x3  P0 x 2  P1 x  P2   x    x    x    ; x  1, 1 and multiply we get
40. (A) a b  c   b c  a   c  a  b   0
 x  1 is a root of a  b  c  x 2  b  c  a  x  c  a  b   0
Roots are equal then other root is also 1.
 Product of roots c  a  b  / a  b  c   1
2 ac
b  a, b, c are in H.P
ac
 Also,  d  a  b    d  b  c   0
2 2

 d  a  b  0, d  b  c  0
b  c  c  b  d
Because a, b, c are in A.P and H.P then a = b = c then, a,b,c are also in G.P
a  b  c
abc  0
(B)  b  c    c  a    a  b   0

 x  1 is a root of  b  c  x 2   c  a  x   a  b   0
Roots are equal
ab
Product of roots = 1
bc
(C) Let a be a common (+v) ve root, then
 2  p  12  0 ……………(1)
 2  q  15  0 …………….(2)
 2   p  q   36  0 ………(3)
Applying equations (1) + (2) – (3) we get
2  9  3  is    ve 
Let other root of equation(1) is a
 3a  12 a4
Let other root of equation(3) is c
 3c  36  c  12
 a  b  c  12  0

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