QUADRATIC EQUATION

[SINGLE CORRECT TYPE]

1. Let and be the roots of equation x2 – (B) 5S6  6S5  2S4
6x – 2 = 0. If an = n – n, for
a10  2a 8 (C) 5S6  6S5  2S4  0
n 1, then the value of is equal
2a 9 (D) 6S6  5S5  2S4  0
to :
6. Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that
(A) 6 (B) –6
f(–1) + f(2) = 0. If one of the roots of f(x) =
(C) 3 (D) –3 0 is 3, then its other root lies in :
2. Let and be the roots of equation px2 + (A) (1, 3) (B) (–1, 0)
qx + r = 0, p 0. If p, q, r are in in A.P. (C) (–3, –1) (D) (0, 1)
1 1 7. A value of b for which the equations x2 +
and   4, then the value of    is :
  bx – 1 = 0 and x2 + x + b = 0, have one root
in common is -
61 2 17
(A) (B) (A)  2 (B) i 3
9 9
(C) i 5 (D) 2
34 2 13
(C) (D) 8. Let ,  be the roots of the equation x2 – px
9 9
+ r = 0 and /2, 2 be the roots of the
3. Let ,  are roots of equation
1 1 x2 – qx + r = 0. Then the value of 'r' is
x 2  px  2  0and , are the roots
  (A)
2
(p–q)(2q – p)
2x 2  2qx  1  0. Then find the value of 9
2
 1  1  1  1 (B) (q – p)(2p – q)
                  9
2
(C) (q – 2p)(2q – p)
(A)
9
4

9  p2  (B)
9
4

9  p2  9
2
(D) (2p–q)(2q – p)
(C)
4
9

9  q2  (D)
9
4

9  q2  9
9. The set of all real numbers x for which x2 –
|x + 2| + x > 0, is
4. The set of all real values of  for which
the quadratic equation (A) (–, –2) U (2, )
 
  1 x  4x  2  0
2 2
always have
(B) (–, – 2 ) U ( 2 , )
exactly one root in the interval (0, 1) is :
(C) (–, –1) U (1, )
(A) (–3, –1) (B) (0, 2)
(D) ( 2 , )
(C) (1, 3] (D) (2, 4]
10. If x is real, then maximum value of
5. Let  and  be the roots of the equation,
3x2  9x  17
is-
5x  6x  2  0.
2
If 3x2  9x  7
Sn   n   n , n  1, 2,3,......, then (A) 1 (B) 17/7
(A) 6S6  5S5  2S4 (C) 1/4 (D) 41
11. All the values of m for which both roots of 18. If ,  are the roots of the equation 2x2 +
the equation x2 – 2mx + m2 – 1 = 0 are 4x – 5 = 0, the equation whose roots are
greater than –2 but less than 4, lie in the the reciprocals of 2 – 3 and 2 – 3 is -
interval-
(A) x2 + 10x – 11 = 0
(A) –1 < m < 3 (B) 1 < m < 4
(B) 11x2 + 10x + 1 = 0
(C) –2 < m < 0 (D) m > 3
(C) x2 + 10x + 11 = 0
12. If value of a for which the sum of the
(D) 11x2 – 10x + 1 = 0
squares of the roots of the equation x2 – (a
– 2)x – a – 1=0 assume the least value is- 19. If ,  are the roots of the equation
(A) 2 (B) 3 ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the roots of the
(C) 0 (D) 1 equation a(2x + 1)2 + b(2x + 1) (x – 1) + c(x
– 1)2 = 0 are-
13. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic
2  1 2  1 2  1 2  1
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to the (A) , (B) ,
sum of the square of their reciprocals, then  1  1  1  1
a b  1  1 2  3 2  3
, and c are in (C) , (D) ,
c a b  2 2  1  1
(A) geometric progression 20. Three roots of the equation, x4 – px3 + qx2 –
(B) harmonic progression rx + s = 0 are tanA, tanB & tanC where A,
B, C are the angles of a triangle. The fourth
(C) arithmetic-geometric progression
root of the biquadratic is -
(D) arithmetic progression p r p r
(A) (B)
14. If  and be the roots of the equation 1 q  s 1 q  s
(x – a) (x – b) = c and c 0, then roots of p r p r
the equation (C) (D)
1 q  s 1 q  s
(x – ) (x – ) + c = 0 are
21. For every x  R, the polynomial x8 – x5 + x2
(A) a and c (B) b and c
– x + 1 is -
(C) a and b (D) a + b and b + c
(A) positive
15. The value of a for which one roots of the
(B) never positive
quadratic equation (a2 – 5a + 3) x2 + (3a –
1) x + 2 = 0 is twice as large as the other is (C) positive as well as negative
(A) – 2/3 (B) 1/3 (D) negative
(C) – 1/3 (D) 2/3 22. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic
2 2 equation (p2 + p + 1) x2 + (p – 1) x + p2 = 0
16. Solution of (2 3)x 2x1 + (2  3)x  2x 1 such that unity lies between the roots then
4 the set of values of p is -
= are-
2 3 (A)  (B) p  (– , – 1)  (0, 
(A) 1 ± 3, 1 (B) 1 ± 2, 1 (C) p  (– 1, 0) (D) (– 1, 1)
23. If p & q are distinct reals, then 2{(x – p) (x
(C) 1 ± 3, 2 (D) 1 ± 2, 2
– q) + (p – x) (p – q) + (q – x) (q – p)} = (p –
17. If , , are the roots of the equation x3 – q)2 + (x – p)2 + (x – q)2 is satisfied by -
x – 1 = 0, then the value of   1   is equal (A) no value of x
 1  
to - (B) exactly one value of x
(C) exactly two values of x
(A) –7 (B) –5
(D) infinite values of x
(C) –3 (D) –1
24. Let p(x) be the cubic polynomial 7x3 – 33. If the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + 6 = 0
2
4x + K. Suppose the three roots of p(x) does not have two distinct real roots, then
form anarithmetic progression. Then the the least value of 2a + b is -
value of K, is - 34. Number of real solutions of the equation x4
16 + 8x2 + 16 = 4x2 – 12x + 9 is equal to –
(A) 4 (B)
21 147 35. If the roots of the equation,
(C) 16 (D) 128 x3 + Px2 + Qx – 19 = 0 are each one more
441 1323 than the roots of the equation,
25. If x2 + Px + 1 is a factor of the expression x3 – Ax2 + Bx – C = 0, where A, B, C, P
ax3 + bx + c then -
& Q are constants then the value of
(A) a2 + c2 = – ab (B) a2 – c2 = – ab
A+B+C=
(C) a2 – c2 = ab (D) none of these
36. The number of integral values of m, for
26. The set of values of „a‟ for which the which the roots of x2 – 2mx + m2 – 1 = 0
inequality (x – 3a) (x – a – 3) < 0 is will lie between – 2 and 4 is -
satisfied for all x in the interval 1  x  3
37. The number of positive integral solutions of
(A) (1/3, 3) (B) (0, 1/3) x2 (3x  4)3 (x  2)4
the inequation  0 is –
(C) (–2, 0) (D) (–2, 3) (x  5)5 (2x  7)6
27. The complete solution set of the inequation
38. If ,  be the roots of the equation
x  18  2  x is -
ax2 + bx + c = 0 then the value of
(A) [–18, –2] (B) (–, –2)  (7, ) a2
a2
+ is equal to ..............
(C) (–18, 2)  (7, ) (D) [–18, –2) b  c b  c
28. If  are roots of x4 – 100x3 + 2x2 +
1 1 1 1
4x + 10 = 0, then    is equal to -
   
(A) 2/5 (B) 1/10
(C) 4 (D) -2/5
29. The value(s) of 'b' for which the equation,
2log1/25(bx + 28) = – log5(12 – 4x – x2) has
coincident roots, is/are -
(A) b = –12 (B) b = 4
(C) b = 4 or b = –12 (D) b = –4 or b = 12
[NUMERICAL VALUE TYPE]
30. If roots of the equation x2 – 10cx – 11d = 0
are a, b and those of x2 – 10ax – 11b = 0
are c, d, then find the value of a + b + c +
d. (a, b, c and d are distinct numbers)
31. If a + b + c = 0 & a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then the
value of a4 + b4 + c4 is .................. .
32. The quadratic equations x2 – 6x + a = 0
and x2 – cx + 6 = 0 have one root in
common. The other roots of the first and
second equations are integers in the ratio
4:3. Then the common root is