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QUADRATIC EQUATION
ASSIGNMENT-2
1. If the product of the roots of the equation 2 x 2  6 x  2 1  0 is  , then the value of  will be
(a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2
2. The equation loge x  loge (1  x )  0 can be written as
(a) x2  x e  0 (b) x 2  x 1  0

(c) x 2  x 1  0 (d) x 2  xe  e  0

3. {x  R :| x  2 |  x 2 } 

(a) {– 1, 2} (b) {1, 2}

(c) {– 1, – 2} (d) {1, – 2}
4. If the roots of the given equation (m  1)x 2  2amx  a 2  b 2  0
2
be equal, then
(a) a 2  b 2 (m 2  1)  0 (b) b 2  a 2 (m 2  1)  0

(c) a 2  b 2 (m 2  1)  0 (d) b 2  a 2 (m 2  1)  0

5. If P(x )  ax 2  bx  c and Q(x )  ax 2  dx  c where ac  0 , then P(x ).Q(x )  0 has at least
(a) Four real roots (b) Two real roots
(c) Four imaginary roots (d) None of these
6. Both the roots of the given equation (x  a)(x  b)  (x  b)(x  c)  (x  c)(x  a)  0 are always
(a) Positive (b) Negative
(c) Real (d) Imaginary
7. If the roots of the given equation 2 x 2  3(  2)x    4  0 be equal in magnitude but opposite in sign,
then  =
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 2/3
8. If the roots of the equation (p  q )x 2q(p  r)x + (q 2  r 2 )  0 be real and equal, then p, q, r will be in
2 2 2

(a) A.P. (b) G.P.

(c) H.P. (d) None of these
9. The roots of the given equation 2(a 2  b 2 )x 2  2(a  b)x  1  0 are
(a) Rational (b) Irrational
(c) Real (d) Imaginary
10. The roots of the quadratic equation 2x 2  3x  1  0 ,
are
(a) Irrational (b) Rational
(c) Imaginary (d) None of these
11. If the roots of the equation x 2  8 x  (a 2  6 a)  0 are real, then
(a) 2  a  8 (b) 2a8
(c) 2  a  8 (d) 2a8

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12. The roots of the equation x 2  2 3 x  3  0 are

(a) Real and unequal (b) Rational and equal

(c) Irrational and equal (d) Irrational and unequal
13. Roots of ax 2  b  0 are real and distinct if
(a) ab  0 (b) ab  0
(c) a, b  0 (d) a, b  0

14. Roots of the equations 2x 2  5 x  1  0 , x 2  5 x  2  0 are

(a) Reciprocal and of same sign
(b) Reciprocal and of opposite sign
(c) Equal in product
(d) None of these
15. If a, b, c  Q , then roots of the equation (b  c  2a)x 2  (c  a  2b)x  (a  b  2c)  0 are
(a) Rational (b) Non-real
(c) Irrational (d) Equal
16. The expression x 2  2bx  c has the positive value if
(a) b 2  4c  0 (b) b 2  4 c  0
(c) c2  b (d) b 2  c
17. If the roots of 4 x 2  px  9  0 are equal, then absolute value of p is
(a) 144 (b) 12
(c) -12 (d)  12
18. The roots of the equation (a2  b 2 )t 2  2(ac  bd)t  (c 2  d 2 )  0 are equal, then
(a) ab  dc (b) ac  bd
a c
(c) ad  bc  0 (d) 
b d
19. If the roots of equation x 2  a   8 x  6a are real, then
(a) a  [2, 8] (b) a  [2, 8]
(c) a  (2, 8) (d) a  (2, 8)
20. Let p, q  {1, 2, 3, 4} . The number of equations of the form px 2  qx  1  0 having real roots is
(a) 15 (b) 9
(c) 7 (d) 8
1 1
21. If  and  are the roots of the equation 4 x 2  3x  7  0 , then  =
 
3 3
(a)  (b)
7 7
3 3
(c)  (d)
5 5
22. If the product of the roots of the equation (a  1)x 2  (2a  3)x  (3a  4 )  0 be 2, then the sum of roots is
(a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) –2
23. If 2i 3 is a root of the equation x 2  px  q  0 , where p and q are real, then ( p, q ) =

(a) (−4, 7) (b) (4, −7)

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 (c) (4, 7) (d) (−4, −7)
24. If the sum of the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  3  0 be equal to their product, then 

(a) 4 (b) −4
(c) 6 (d) None of these
25. If α and β are the roots of the equation x 2  6x    0 and 3  2   20 , then 

(a) –8 (b) –16

(c) 16 (d) 8
26. If α and β are the roots of the equation x 2  a(x  1)  b  0 then (  1)(  1) 

(a) b (b) – b
(c) 1− b (d) b −1
27. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 be equal to the sum of their squares, then
(a) a(a  b)  2bc (b) c(a  c)  2ab

(c) b(a  b)  2ac (d) b(a  b)  ac

 
28. If the roots of the equation  1 be equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then  =
x  x
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) None of these
29. If one root of ax 2  bx  c  0 be square of the other, then the value of b 3  ac 2  a 2 c is

(a) 3abc (b) − 3abc

(c) 0 (d) None of these
30. If the difference of the roots of x 2  px  8  0 be 2, then the value of p is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8

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