TOPICE WISE QUESTIONS

Roots of Quadratic Equation Q.10 If the roots of the equation

6x2 – 7x + k = 0
Q.1 The roots of the equation (x+2)2 = 4 (x+1)– 1 are rational then k is equal to -
are - (A) – 1 (B) –1,–2
(A)  1 (B)  i (C) – 2 (4) 1,2
(C) 1,2 (D) – 1, –2 Q.11 The roots of the equation
Q.2 The roots of Quadratic equation (a2 + b2) x2 – 2(bc+ ad) x + (c2 + d2) = 0
x2 + 14x + 45 = 0 are - are equal, if -
(A) – 9,5 (B) 5, 9 (A) ab = cd (B) ac = bd
(C) – 5, 9 (D) – 5, – 9 (C) ad+ bc = 0 (4) None of these

Q.12 For what value of m, the roots of the equation

Q.3 The roots of the equation x4 – 8x2 – 9 = 0 are- x2 –x + m = 0 are not real-
(A)  3,  1 (B)  3,  i
1 1
(C)  2,  i (D) None of these (A) ] , [ (B) ] –  , [
4 4
1 1
Q.4 Which of the following equations has 1 and (C) ] – , [ (4) None of these
4 4
– 2 as the roots -

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(A) x2 – x – 2 = 0 (B) x2 + x – 2 = 0
2
(C) x – x + 2 = 0 (D) x2 + x + 2 = 0 Q.13 Roots of the equation ( a + b – c) x 2 – 2ax
+ ( a– b + c) = 0, ( a,b,c  Q) are -
Q.5 Roots of 3x + 3 – x
= 10/3 are- (A) rational (B) irrational
(A) 0, 1 (B) 1, – 1 (C) complex (D) none of these
(C) 0, – 1 (D) None of these
Q.14 The roots of the equation x2 – x – 3 = 0 are-
Q.6 If f(x) = 2x3 + mx2 – 13 x + n and 2 and 3 are (A) Imaginary (B) Rational
roots of the equations f(x) = 0, then values of (C) Irrational (D) None of these
m and n are -
(A) 5,30 (B) – 5, 30 Q.15 The roots of the equation x2 + 2 3 x + 3 = 0 are-
(C) – 5, – 30 (D) 5, – 30 (A) Real and equal
(B) Rational and equal
Q.7 The number of roots of the quadratic equation (C) Irrational and equal
8 sec2  – 6 sec  + 1 = 0 is - (D) Irrational and unequal
(A) Infinite (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 0 Q.16 If the roots of the equation ax 2 + x + b = 0
be real, then the roots of the equation
Nature of roots x2 – 4 ab x + 1 = 0 will be -
(A) Rational (B) Irrational
Q.8 If roots of the equation (C) Real (D) Imaginary
ax2 + 2 (a+b) x + (a+ 2b+ c)= 0 are imaginary,
then roots of the equation ax 2 + 2bx + c = 0 Q.17 If one root of equation x 2 + px + 12 = 0 is
are - 4, while the equation x2 + px + q = 0 has
(A) rational (B) irrational equal roots then the value of q is -
(C) equal (D) complex (A) 49/4 (B) 4/49
(C) 4 (D) None of these
Q.9 If a and b are the odd integers, then the
roots of the equation Q.18 If roots of the equation (a–b) x 2 + (c– a) x +
2ax2 + (2a + b) x + b = 0, a  0, will be- (b–c) = 0 are equal, then a,b,c are in -
(A) rational (B) irrational (A) A.P. (B) H.P.
(C) non-real (D) equal (C) G.P. (D) None of these
Q.19 If the roots of x2 – 4x – log2a = 0 are real, Q.26 If  ,  are roots of the equation
then-
1 1  
(A) a  (B) a  px2 + qx – r = 0, then the value of +
4 8  2
2
is equal to -
1
(C) a  (D) None of these
16 p q
(A) – 2
(3pr + q2) (B) – (3pr + q2)
qr pr 2
Q.20 If the roots of both the equations q q
(C) – (3pr –q2) (D) (3pr + q)
px2 + 2qx + r = 0 and qx 2 – 2 pr x + q = 0 pr 2 pr 2
are real, then - Q.27 If product of roots of the equation
(A) p = q , r  0 (B) 2q =  pq mx2 + 6x + (2m – 1) = 0 is – 1, then m
(C) p/q = q/r (D) None of these equals -
(A) – 1 (B) 1
Q.21 The roots of the equation (p – 2) (C) 1/3 (D) – 1/3
x2 + 2 (p – 2) x + 2 = 0 are not real when -
(A) p  [1, 2] (B) p  [2, 3] Q.28 For what value of a the sum of roots of the
(C) p  ( 2,4) (D) p  [ 3, 4] eqn. x2+ 2 (2 – a – a2)x – a2 = 0 is zero -
(A) 1,2 (B) 1, – 2
Q.22 If the roots of the equation x2 – 10 x + 21 =m (C) – 1, 2 (D) – 1, – 2

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are equal then m is -
(A) 4 (B) 25 Q.29 The difference between the roots of the
(C) – 4 (D) 0 equation x2 – 7x – 9 = 0 is -
(A) 7 (B) 85
Sum and Product of roots (C) 9 (D) 2 85
Q.23 For what value of a, the difference of roots of
the equation (a–2) x 2 – (a– 4) x – 2 = 0 is Q.30 The HM of the roots of the equation
x2 – 8x + 4 = 0 is -
equal to 3 -
(A) 1 (B) 2
(A) 3, 3/2 (B) 3,1
(C) 3 (D) None of these
(C) 1, 3/2 (D) None of these
Q.31 If the sum of the roots of the equation
Q.24 If  ,  are roots of the equation x2 + px – q = 0
ax2 + 4x + c = 0 is half of their difference,
and  ,  are roots of x 2 + px + r = 0, then then the value of ac is-
the value of (  –  ) (  –  ) is- (A) 4 (B) 8
(C) 12 (D) – 12
(A) p + r (B) p – r
(C) q – r (D) q + r Q.32 If the sum of the roots of the equation (a+1)
x2 + ( 2a + 3) x + (3a + 4) = 0 is –1, then
Q.25 If  ,  are roots of the equation the product of the roots is -
(A) 0 (B) 1
2x2 – 35 x + 2 = 0, then the value of
(C) 2 (D) 3
(2  – 35)3. (2  – 35)3 is equal to -

(A) 1 (B) 8 Q.33 Sum of roots is – 1 and sum of their

1
(C) 64 (D) None of these reciprocals is , then equation is -
6
2
(A) x + x – 6 = 0 (B) x2 – x + 6 = 0
(C) 6x + x + 1 = 0 (D) x2 – 6x + 1 = 0
2
Q.34 If ,  are roots of the equation a b
Q.42 If the equation + = 1 has roots
xa xb
2x2 – 5x + 3 = 0, then  2  +  2  is equal
equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then
to - the value of a + b is -
(A) 15/2 (B) – 15/4 (A) – 1 (B) 0
(C) 15/4 (D) – 15/2 (C) 1 (D) None of these

Q.35 If  ,  be the roots of the equation Q.43 If  and  are the root of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then
2 2 2 2
p(x + n ) + pnx + qn x = 0 then the value  1 1 
the value of    is -
of p (  2 +  2)+ p   + q  2  2 is -  a   b a   b
a b
(A)  +  (B) 0 (A) (B)
bc ca
(C) p + q (D)    + p + q c
(C) (D) None of these
ab
Q.36 If  and  are roots of ax2 – bx + c = 0, Q.44 If roots of the equations 2x2 – 3x + 5 = 0 and ax2
+ bx + 2 = 0 are reciprocals of the roots of the
then (  + 1) (  + 1) is equal to -
other then (a,b) equals -
abc abc (A) ( – 5, 3) (B) (5, 3)
(A) (B) (C) ( 5, – 3) (D) ( –5,– 3)
a a
abc bac Q.45 If the sum of the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 be
(C) (D) equal to sum of the squares, then -
a a

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(A) 2 ac = ab + b2 (B) 2 ab = bc + c2
Q.37 If dif ference of roots of the equation (C) 2bc = ac + c2 (D) None of these
x2 – px + q = 0 is 1, then p2 + 4q2 equals-
Q.46 If one root of ax2 + bx + c = 0 be square of the
(A) 2q + 3 (B) (1 – 2q) 2 other, then the value of b3 + ac2 + a2 c is-
2
(C) (1 + 2q) (D) 2q – 3 (A) 3 abc (B) – 3abc
(C) 0 (D) None of these
Q.38 If  and  are the roots of the equation
x2 + (  ) x +  = 0 then the values of Questions Formation of Quadratic. Equation
based on with given roots
 and  are -
(A)  = 1,  = –2 (B)  = 2,  = –2
Q.47 The quadratic equation with one root 2i is-
(C)  = 1,  = –1 (D) = –1, = 1
(A) x2 + 4 = 0 (B) x2 – 4 = 0
Q.39 If roots  and  of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 (C) x2 + 2 = 0 (D) x2 – 2 = 0

are such that 3  + 4  = 7 and 5  –  = 4, Q.48 The sum of the roots of a equation is 2 and sum
of their cubes is 98, then the equation is -
then (p,q) is equal to -
(A) (1, 1) (B) (– 1, 1) (A) x2 + 2x + 15 = 0
(C) (– 2, 1) (D) (2,1) (B) x2 + 15 x + 2 = 0
(C) 2x2 – 2x + 15 = 0
Q.40 If one root of the equation x2 – 30 x + p = 0
(D) x2 – 2x – 15 = 0
is square of the other, then p is equal to-
(A) 125, 216 (B) 125, – 216 Q.49 If  and  are roots of 2x2 – 3x – 6 = 0, then
(C) Only 125 (D) Only – 216
the equation whose roots are  2 + 2 and
Q.41 If  ,  are roots of the equation x2– mx + n = 0,  2 + 2 will be -
then value of (1 +  +  2) (1+  +  2) is - (A) 4x2 + 49 x – 118 = 0
2 2
(A) 1 + (m+n) + (m – mn + n ) (B) 4x2 – 49 x – 118 = 0
(B) 1 + (m + n) + (m 2 + mn + n2)
(C) 1 – (m– n) + (m 2 + mn + n2) (C) 4x2 – 49 x + 118 = 0
(D) None of these (D) 4x2 + 49 x + 118 = 0
Q.50 If  and  are roots of 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0, then Roots under Particular Cases
the quadratic equation whose roots are
2 Q.57 For the roots of the equation
2
– , – is- a – bx – x2 = 0 (a > 0 , b > 0) which
 
statement is true -
(A) 3x 2 + 7x + 4 = 0
(A) positive and same sign
(B) 3x2 – 7x + 4 = 0
(C) 6x2 + 7x + 2 = 0 (B) negative and same sign
(D) 6x2 – 7x + 2 = 0 (C) greater root in magnitude is negative and
opposite in signs
Q.51 If roots of quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0
(D) greater root is positive in magnitude
are  and  then symmetric expression of and opposite in signs
its roots is -
Q.58 If p and q are positive then the roots of the
 2 equation x2 – px– q = 0 are-
(A)  (B)  2 2 +  2 2
  (A) imaginary
FG 1 IJ FG  1 IJ (B) real & both positive
(C)  2  2 2 H
(D)    K H K (C) real & both negative
Q.52 The quadratic equation with one root (D) real & of opposite sign

1
2
 
1   3 is- Q.59 If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0, then both the roots of
the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 -

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(A) x2 – x – 1 = 0 (B) x2 + x – 1 = 0
(C) x2 + x + 1 = 0 (D) x2 – x + 1 = 0 (A) Are real and negative
(B) Have negative real parts
1 (C) are rational numbers
Q.53 The quadratic equation with one root is- (D) None of these
1 i
2 2
(A) 2x + 2x + 1 = 0 (B) 2x – 2x + 1 = 0
(C) 2x2 + 2x – 1 = 0 (D) 2x2 – 2x – 1 = 0 Q.60 The roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0
will be imaginary if -
Q.54 If  and  are roots of x2 – 2x + 3 = 0, then (A) a > 0, b = 0, c < 0
(B) a > 0, b = 0, c > 0
 1
the equation whose roots are and (C) a = 0, b > 0, c > 0
 1
(D) a > 0, b > 0, c = 0
 1
will be -
 1
(A) 3x2 – 2x + 1 = 0 (B) 3x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 Q.61 If roots of the equation  x2 + mx – 2 = 0 are
(C) 3x2 – 2x – 1 = 0 (D) x2 – 3x + 1 = 0 reciprocal of each other, then-
(A)  = 2 (B)  = – 2
Q.55 If  and  be the roots of the equation (C) m = 2 (D) m = – 2
2x2 + 2 (a+ b) x + a2 + b2 = 0, then the equation
whose roots are (  +  )2 and (  –  )2 is- Q.62 If one of the roots of x(x + 2) = 4 – (1– ax 2)
(A) x2 – 2abx – (a2 – b2)2 = 0 tends  , then a will tend to -
(B) x2 – 4abx – ( a2 –b2)2 = 0 (A) 0 (B) – 1
(C) x2 – 4abx + (a2 – b2)2 = 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
(D) None of these

Q.56 If    but  2 = 5  – 3,  2 = 5  – 3, Condition for common roots

then the equation whose roots are  /  and
 /  is- Q.63 If the equation x 2 – ax + b = 0 and
(A) x2 – 5x – 3 = 0 x2 + bx – a = 0 have a common root, then -
(B) 3x2 + 12 x + 3 = 0 (A) a = b (B) a + b = 0
(C) 3x2 – 19 x + 3 = 0 (C) a – b = 1 (D) a – b + 1 = 0
(D) None of these
Q.64 If x2 – 11 x + a = 0 and x2 – 14 x + 2a = 0 Q.74 x2 + k ( 2x + 3) + 4 (x+ 2) + 3k – 5 is a
have one common root then a is equal to - perfect square, if k equals -
(A) 0, – 24 (B) 0, 1
(A) 2 (B) – 2
(C) 0, 24 (D) 1, 24
(C) 1 (D) – 1
Q.65 If one of the roots of x 2 + ax + bc = 0 and
x2 + bx + ca = 0 is common, then their other
roots are - Q.75 If  – x is a factor of x 2 – ax + b, then
(A) a,b (B) b , a  (a –  ) is equal to -
(C) b ,c (D) c ,a
(A) – b (B) b
(C) a (D) – a
Q.66 The equation ax2 + bx + a = 0 and x3 – 2x2 + 2x –
1 = 0 have two root in common, then (a + b)
is equal to - Q.76 If x + 1 is a factor of the expression
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) 2
x4 + (p–3)x3 – (3p – 5) x 2 + (2p – 9) x + 6
Q.67 If f(x) = 4x 2 + 3x – 7 and  is a common then the value of p is -
root of the equation x 2 – 3x + 2 = 0 and (A) 1 (B) 2
x2 + 2x – 3 = 0 then the value of f(  ) is -
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.68 If the two equations x2 – cx + d = 0 and

x2 – ax + b = 0 have one common root and Q.77 If x be real then the minimum value of
the second has equal roots, then 2 (b + d) = 40 – 12 x + x2 is -

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(A) 0 (B) a + c
(A) 28 (B) 4
(C) ac (D) – ac
(C) – 4 (D) 0
Q.69 If both the roots of the equations
k (6x 2 + 3) + rx + 2x 2 – 1= 0 and
6k (2x2 + 1) + px + 4x2 – 2 = 0 are common, x 2  2x  1
Q.78 If x be real then the value of will
then 2r – p is equal to - x 1
(A) 1 (B) – 1 not lie between -
(C) 2 (D) 0
(A) 0 and 8 (B) – 8 and 8
(C) – 8 and 0 (D) None of these
Quadratic Expression
Q.70 For all real values of x, the maximum value Inequality
x
of the expression 2 is- Q.79 If x be real then 2x 2 + 5x – 3 > 0 if -
x  5x  9
(A) 1 (B) 45 (A) x < – 2 (B) x > 0
(C) 90 (D) None of these (C) x > 1 (D) – 3 < x < 1/2
Q.71 If x is real, then the value of the expression
x2  34 x  71 Q.80 The solution of the equation 2x2 + 3x – 9  0
does not exist between-
x 2  2x  7 is given by-
(A) – 5 and 9 (B) 5 and – 9 (A) 3/2  x  3 (B) – 3  x  3/2
(C) – 5 and – 9 (D) 5 and 9
(C) – 3  x  3 (D) 3/2  x  2
Q.72 The factors of 2x 2 – x + p are rational if -
(A) p = 3 (B) p = – 8 Q.81 If for real values of x, x 2 – 3x + 2 > 0 and
(C) p = 6 (D) p = – 6
x2 – 3x – 4  0, then -
Q.73 If one of the factors of ax 2 + bx + c and
bx2 + cx + a is common, then - (A) – 1  x < 1
(A) a = 0 (B) – 1  x < 4
(B) a3 + b3 + c3 = 3 abc
(C) a = 0 or a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc (C) – 1  x < 1 and 2 < x  4
(D) None of these (D) 2 < x  4
 Quadratic Expression in two variables Sign of Quadratic Expression
Q.84 The diagram shows the graph of
Q.82 If x2 + 2xy + 2x + my – 3 have two rational
y = ax2 + bx + c. Then -
factors then m is equal to - (A) a > 0 (B) b2 – 4ac < 0
(A) 6, 2 (B) – 6, 2 (C) c > 0 (D) b2 – 4ac = 0
(C) 6, – 2 (D) –6, –2
Q.85 The maximum v alue of the f unction
1
y = is -
Q.83 If 2x2 + mxy + 3y2 – 5y – 2 have two rational 2
4 x  2x  1
factors then m is equal to- 4 5
(A) (B)
3 2
(A) ± 7 (B) ± 6
13
(C) (D) None of these
(C) ± 5 (D) None of these 4

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