TEST - 1

TARGET : JEE (IITs) 2014

DATE : 14-02-2013 COURSE CODE : CLINIC CLASSES
COURSE NAME : VIKAAS (JA) & VIPUL (JB) Mathematics - Quadratic Equation
HINTS & SOLUTIONS
a2 + 2a – 24 > 0
1. (A) a2 + 6a – 4a – 24 > 0
Sol. a > 0, Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c (a + 6) (a – 4) > 0
 a (–, –6)  (4, ) .......(ii)
f (1)  a  b  c  0  Intersection of (i) and (ii) gives a  (4, )
 .......... .(1)  least integer value of a = 5
f (0 )  c0
a<0 6. (C)
Sol. |x4.3|x–2|.5x–1| = –x43|x–2|.5x–1
f (1)  a  b  c  0   x4.3|x–2|.5x–1 = 0
 .......... .( 2)  x4 = 0
f (0 )  c0
(1) & (2)  c (a + b + c) > 0 so x = 0

2. (B) 7. (C)
Sol. Let the 4 numbers p,q,r,s are in A.P. i.e. p = a – 3d, q = a – d,
Sol. + +  = 0 ;    3  = 1
r = a + d, s = a + 3d
2 +  2 + 2 + 2   = (+ + )2 p<q<r<s
p+q=4
r + s = 20
  2 = 0 – 2   = – 6
p + q + r + s = 24
2  2 2 = (1)2 = 1
4a = 24
2  2 +  22 + 22 = ( +  + )2 – 2 (+  + )
a=6
= 32 – 2.(1)(0) = 9
pq = A, rs = B
Now equation x3 – (– 6) x2 + 9x – 1 = 0 p + q = 4 = 12 – 4d
 x3 + 6x2 + 9x – 1 = 0 r + s = 20 = 12 + 4d
 8d = 16
3. ( A) d=2
Sol. D = (4m + 1)  the numbers are 0, 4 , 8 , 12
Roots are rational if D is a perfect square pq = A = a2 – 4ad + 3d2
Let 4 m + 1 = K 2 A = 36 – 48 + 12 = 0
rs = B = a2 + 4ad + 3d2
K2 1 = 36 + 48 + 12 = 96
m=
4  (A, B) = (0, 96)
 K = ±1, ±3, ±5, ± 7, ± 9 ...................
8. (A)
 m = 0 , 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42 but m is  0
 Number of integral values of m are 6. Sol. x2 + 1 = y and y2 + 1 = x
Substracting x2 – y2 = y – x
4. ( A)  (x – y) (x + y + 1) = 0
 x = y or x + y + 1 = 0
2p p–4 If x = y then x2 + 1 = x  x2 – x + 1 = 0 which has no real roots.
Sol. (p – 5) x2 – 2px + (p – 4) = 0 or x2 – x =0
p–5 p–5 If x + y + 1 = 0 then x + y = – 1
Adding, given equations, x2 + y2 + 2 = x + y
2p p4  x2 + y2 + 2 = – 1  x2 + y2 + 3 = 0 which is not possible.
f(x) = x2 – x+
p5 p5 9. (C)
f(0) > 0, f(2) < 0, f(3) > 0 Sol. For integral roots
D = (2(a + 1))2 – 4a(a + 2)
= 4a2 + 8a + 4 – 4a2 – 8a
p4
f(0) > 0 
p5
> 0 ...... (1) 2(a  1)  2 a
 x=  x = – 1,
2a a2
p  24
f(2) < 0  < 0 ..........(2) a
p5 For to be integer possible values of a are 0, – 1, – 3
a2
4p  49 and – 4
f(3) > 0  > 0 ..........(3)  If a = – 2 then x = – 1
p5  total number of integer values of x = 5

 49  10. (D)
Intersection of (1),(2) & (3) gives p   , 24 
 4  Sol. 2{(x – p) (x – q) + (p – q) (p – x – q + x} = (p – q)2 + (x – p)2 +
(x – q)2
5. (B)  2(x – p) (x – q) + (p – q)2 = (x – p)2 + (x – q)2
Sol. Conditions are a – 2 > 0, D < 0.  2x2 – 2x(p + q) + 2pq + p2 + q2 – 2pq = 2x2 + p2 + q2 – 2x(p + q)
a – 2 > 0  a > 2 ...... (i) It is an identity so infinite values of x are possible.
D<0  82 – 4 . (a – 2) (a + 4) < 0
 16 – (a2 + 2a – 8) < 0

RESONANCE SOL140213 - 1
11. (B) 16. (ABCD)
Sol. f(1) < 0 Sol. (1 + )x2 – (6 + 4) x + (8 + 3) = 0
(2 – 2k + k – 4) < 0 Discriminant = 4(2 + 1) > 0,  R – {–1}
k > –2 ................(i) 17. (AB)
f(2) < 0 Sol. a + b + c = 1  a2 + b2 + c 2 + 2 (ab + bc + ca) = 1
(8 – 4k + k – 4) < 0 1
 ab + bc + ca = –
4 2
k> ............(ii)  a3 + b3 + c 3 – 3abc
3
= (a + b + c) (a2 + b2 + c 2 – ab – bc – ca)
4
from (i), (ii) k >
3   1 
12. (B)
 3 – 3abc = (1)  2     
  2 
Sol. 2 – 2 + 3 = 0 and  2 – 2 + 3 = 0
now 3 – 32 + 5 – 2 1 1
= (2 – 3 + 5) – 2 3–2– = 3abc  abc =
2 6
= (–3 –  + 5) – 2 18. (ABCD)
= 2 – 2 – 2
=3–2 (x – a)(x – b)
=1 Sol. Let y =
(x – c)
and  3 –  2 +  + 5
= ( 2 –  + 1) + 5  x2 – (a + b + y)x + ab + cy = 0
= (2 – 3 –  + 1) + 5 =  2 – 2 + 5 = 2 Since x is real  D 0  (a + b + y)2 – 4 (ab + cy)
 y2 + 2 (a + b – 2c)y + (a – b)2  0
 equation x2 – 3x + 2 = 0
Now D1 = 4(a + b – 2c)2 – 4 (a – b)2 = 16(c – a)(c – b)
13. (A)  Range of y = R if D1  0 i.e (c – a) (c – b)  0
2 2 i.e a  c  b or bca
Sol. 5 2x – 2.5 x  x 1
– 3.5 2 x  3 = 0 and Range of y  R other wise

2 2 19. (AD)
5 2x 2 x
– 10.5 x x
– 3.53 = 0
Sol. Adding x2 – 9 = 0  x=±3
t2 – 10t – 375 = 0
If x=3  9 – 3a – 3 = 0 
a=2
(t – 25) (t + 15) = 0  t = 25, –15
and
2 9 + 3a – 15 = 0  a=2
 5x x
= 52  x2 – x = 2
if x = –3  9 + 3a – 3 = 0  a = –2
2
x – x – 2 = 0  (x – 2)(x + 1) = 0 and
x = 2, –1  sum = 1 9 – 3a – 15 = 0  a = –2
14. (B) 20. (CD)
Sol. Roots of (x – a) (x – a – 1) = 0 are a, a + 1 Sol. Let f(x) = ax2 + 2bx – 4
Roots of (x + a) (x + a2 – 2) are – a, – a2 + 2  f(x) = 0 does not have two real & distinct roots and f(0)
Since the roots of (x – a) (x – a – 1) = 0 lies between roots of = –4
(x + a) (x + a2 – 2) = 0  f(x)  0  x  R
 f(a) = (a + a) (a2 – 2 + a) < 0
further f(–2) = 4a – 4b – 4  0  a – b  1
= (2a) (a2 + a – 2) < 0
= (2a) (a – 1) (a + 2) < 0 f(–1) = a – 2b – 4  0  2b – a  –4
 a  (– , – 2)  (0, 1) f(2) = 4a + 4b – 4  0  a + b  1
f(a + 1) = (2a + 1) [a + 1 – 2 + a2] 21. (CD)
= (2a + 1) (a2 + a – 1)
Sol. (a –1) (x2 + 3 x + 1)2 – (a + 1) [(x2 + 1)2 – (x 3 )2]  0

a  1 5  a  1 5  (a – 1) (x2 + 3 x + 1) 2 – (a + 1) (x2 + x 3
    or + 1)
= (2a + 1)  2   2 
 (x2 – x 3 – 1)  0

  ,  1  5 
 1 1
 ,   5 
  
 –2(x2 + 1) + 2a 3 x0
a 

 2   2 2
 2 
 x2 – a 3 x + 1  0  x R  3a2 – 4  0 (D  0)
  1 5 
 0, 
 a  (– , – 2)   2 2 
 2 
a ,
   – 
p=–2 q=0  q–p=2  3 3
 number of possible integral value of 'a' is {–1,0,1}
15. ( A) 3 Ans.
Sol. ax2 + bx + a2 + b2 – ab – bc – ca = 0 and sum of all integral values of 'a' is – 1 + 0 + 1 = 0 Ans.
= 2ax2 + 2bx + (a – b)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – 1)2 = 0
22. (ABC)
Let f(x) = 2ax2 + 2bx + (a – b)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – a)2
Sol. ax2 + (b – )x + (a – b – ) = 0
f(0) = (a – b)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – a)2 > 0
roots are real
and D < 0  D0
 f(x) > 0
  2 + 2(2a – b) + b2 – 4a2 + 4ab  0  R
 xR  D1  0
 f(–1) > 0 a(a – b)  0
2a – 2b + (a – b)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – a)2 > 0 0<ab
 2(a – b) + (a – b)2 + (b – c)2 + (c – a)2 > 0
ba<0

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