Quadratic Equation JEE Main 2021 (February)

Questions with Answer Keys MathonGo

Q1: 24 Feb (Shift 1) - Single Correct

Let p and q be two positive number such that p + q = 2 and p 4

+ q
4
= 272 . Then p and q are roots of the

equation :

(1) x 2
− 2x + 2 = 0

(2) x 2
− 2x + 8 = 0

(3) x 2
− 2x + 136 = 0

(4) x 2
− 2x + 16 = 0

Q2: 24 Feb (Shift 2) - Single Correct

Let a, b, c be in arithmetic progression. Let the centroid of the triangle with vertices (a, c), (2, b) and (a, b) be

. If α, β are the roots of the equation ax , then the value of α is:

10 7 2 2 2
( , ) + bx + 1 = 0 + β − αβ
3 3

(1) 71

256

(2) − 69

256

(3) 69

256

(4) − 71

256

Q3: 24 Feb (Shift 2) - Numerical

The number of the real roots of the equation (x + 1) is

2 27
+ |x − 5| =
4

Q4: 25 Feb (Shift 1) - Single Correct

The coefficients a, b and c of the quadratic equation, ax 2

+ bx + c = 0 are obtained by throwing a dice three
times. The probability that this equation has equal roots is :

(1)
1

54

(2) 1

72

(3) 1

36

(4)
5

216

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Q5: 25 Feb (Shift 1) - Single Correct

The integer 'k', for which the inequality x 2

− 2(3k − 1)x + 8k
2
− 7 > 0 is valid for every x in R is :

(1) 3

(2) 2
(3) 4
(4) 0

Q6: 25 Feb (Shift 2) - Single Correct

If α, β ∈ R are such that 1 − 2i (here i

2
= −1) is a root of z 2
+ αz + β = 0, then (α − β) is equal to:

(1) 7

(2) -3
(3) 3
(4) -7

Q7: 25 Feb (Shift 2) - Single Correct

a10 −2a8
Let α and β be the roots of x 2
− 6x − 2 = 0. If a n = α
n
− β
n
for n ≥ 1, then the value of 3a9
is:

(1) 4
(2) 1
(3) 2

(4) 3

Q8: 26 Feb (Shift 1) - Numerical

The number of solutions of the equation log 4

(x − 1) = log2 (x − 3) is

Q9: 26 Feb (Shift 2) - Numerical

Let α and β be two real numbers such that α + β = 1 and αβ = −1. Let P n = (α)
n n
+ (β) , Pn−1 = 11 and
Pn+1 = 29 for some integer n ≥ 1. Then, the value of P is 2
n

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Answer Key

Q1 (4) Q2 (4) Q3 (2) Q4 (4)

Q5 (1) Q6 (4) Q7 (3) Q8 (1)

Q9 (324)

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