Quadratic Equation

1. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation, 7. If  ,   C are the distinct roots of the equation

  x2 – x + 1 = 0 then  101   107 is equal to

x2 + x sin  – 2sin  = 0 ,    0,  , then
 2 (A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2

 12   12
is equal to - 8. If  ,  and  are three consecutive terms of a non-
( 12   12 )(   )24
constant GP such that the equations  x 2  2  x    0
12 6
2 2
(A) (B) and x2 + x – 1 = 0 have a common roots, then  (   )
(sin   8)12 (sin   8)12
is equal to
212 212 (A) 0 (B)  (C)  (D) 
(C) (D)
(sin   4)12 (sin   8)6
9. Consider the quadratic equation,
2. If m is chosen in the quadratic equation (m2 + 1)x2 –3x (c – 5)x2 – 2cx + (c – 4) = 0, c  5 . Let S be the set of
+ (m2 + 1)2 = 0 such that the sum of its roots is greatest, all integral values of c for which one root of the equa-
then the absolute difference of the cubes of its roots is tion lies in the interval (0, 2) and its other root lies in
the interval (2, 3). Then, then number of elements in S
(A) 10 5 (B) 8 5 (C) 8 3 (D) 4 3 is
(A) 11 (B) 10
3. If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 – 2x + 2 = 0, (C) 12 (D) 18
n
  10. If both the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – mx + 4 = 0
then the least value of n for which    1 is
  are real and distinct and they lie in the interval [1, 5]
then m lies in the interval
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 3
(A) (4, 5) (B) (–5, –4)
(C) (5, 6) (D) (3, 4)
4. If  be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic equation
in x, 3m2x2 + m(m – 4)x + 2 = 0, then the least value of
11. The number of real roots of the equation 5 + |2x –1| =
1 2x(2x –2) is
m for which    1 , is
 (A) 1 (B) 3
(A) 2  2 (B) 4  2 3 (C) 4 (D) 2

(C) 4  3 2 (D) 2  3 12. All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequal-
sin 2 x  2sin x  5 1
5. Let  and  be two roots of the equation x2 + 2x + 2 ity 2 . sin 2 y
 1 also satisfy the equation
4
= 0, than  15   15 is equal to (A) 2|sinx| = 3 sin y (B) sin x = |sin y|
(A) 256 (B) 512 (C) sin x = 2 sin y (D) 2 sin x = sin y
(C) –256 (D) –512
13. The sum of the solutions of the equation
6. Let S = {x  R : x  0 and | x  2 |  x ( x  4)  2  0( x  0) is equal to
(A) 9 (B) 12
2 | x  3 |  x ( x  6)  6  0 . Then, S
(C) 4 (D) 10
(A) is an empty set
(B) contains exactly one element 14. The number of non-negative integral values of k for
(C) contains exactly two elements which the equation 5x2 + (13 – k)x – 3k – 6 = 0 has
(D) contains exactly four elements atleast one real solution in (–2, 2)
(A) 21 (B) 20
(C) 7 (D) 8
15. If the roots of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = 2x2 – 3x 21. If one of the roots of ax2 + ax + a + 1 = 0 is less than 1
+ k2 – 3k + 4 are of opposite sign, then the set of the and the other is more than 1, then the complete set of
values of k is values of a is given by -
(A)  (B) (–4, 1)  1   1
(A) a   , 0  (B)  0, 
(C) (4, –1) (D) (, 4)  (1, )  2   2

 1   1
16. If one of the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 is greater than 2 (C)  ,0  (D)  0, 
 3   3
and other is less than –1 and if the roots of cx2 + bx + a
= 0 are  and  , then
22. If  ,  are roots of the equation x2 + ax + 2 = 0 that
1 1
(A)   and   1 (B)   and   1  6  5  32 , then the value of ‘a’ is
2 2
(A) –1 (B) 2
1 (C) –3 (D) 3
(C)   and   1 (D)   2 and   1
2
23. If roots of quadratic equation x2 +(a2 + 7)x – 15a = 0 lie
17. If  ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation on either side of 2, then complete set of values of ‘a’ is
x2 +2(1 – cos3  ) x – 2 sin2 3   (  R) , then the  9
(A) (–2, 4) (B)  2, 
2 2
maximum value of    is equal to  2

(A) 0 (B) 4  9  3 
(C) 8 (D) 16 (C)   , 2  (D)  , 6 
 2  2 

18. Let P(x) = x2 – (2 – p)x + p – 2. If P(x) assumes both

positive and negative values x  R , then the range of 24. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c ( x  R, a  0) such that f(2) is
p is minimum value of f(x), then -
(A) f(2) < f(1) < f(3) (B) f(2) < f(0) < f(5)
(A) (– , 2)  (6, ) (B) (2, 6)
(C) f(–1) < f(0) < f(1) (D) f(2) < f(0) = f(3)
(C) (– , 2) (D) (6, )
25. If  ,  are roots of x 2 –12x + 4 = 0, then
2 2
19. If c = 4d and the two equations x – ax + b = 0 and
x2 – cx + d = 0 have one common roots, then the value (  2)4  (   2)4
is
of 2(b + d) is equal to 17
(A) a/c (B) ac (A) 26 (B) 27
(C) 2ac (D) a + c (C) 28 (D) 29

20. The values of  and  for which the quadratic equa-  

26. Let   . Suppose 1 and 1 are the roots of
tion x 2  2 x  2  e 2  cos   0 has a real solution, 6 12
is the equation x2 – 2x sec   1  0 and  2 and  2 are
(A)  ,   R the roots of the equation x2 +2x tan   1  0 . if 1  1
  and  2   2 , then 1   2 equals
(B)   (0,1),    , 2 
2  (A) 2(sec   tan  ) (B) 2sec 
  (C) 2 tan  (D) 0
(C)   (0, ),    ,  
2 
(D) No real value of  ,  possible 27. The value of ‘a’ for which exactly one root of
2t2 + (a – 2)t + a = 0 lies in (1, 3) is
(A) a  3 (B) 3  a  0
(C) 0  a  3 (D) a  3