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Read the following passage and give the answer of question 1 to 4
Sol.1 Given that
x 4 + ax 2 + x = 0 ........(i)
x 4 + ax 2 + 1 = 0 ........(ii)
Equation (i) – equation (ii)
x – 1 = 0
x = 1 is the common root
Þ 1 + a – 1 = 0
Þ a = – 2 Ans. B
Sol.3 Use the fact that polynomial equation of odd degree has at least one root opposite to its constant
taken when first term is positive. Ans. B
5. One root of equations ax 2 +bx + c = 0 , bx 2 + cx + a = 0 is common , show that
2
æ a 3 + b 3 + c 3 ö
ç ÷ = 9 .
ç abc ÷
è ø
é 3 1 ö
Þ y Î ê , ÷
ë11 3 ø
9. If the difference between the roots of the equation x 2 + kx + 1 = 0 is less than 5 then the set of
possible values of k is
(A) (3, + ¥ ) (B) ( -¥ - 3)
*(C) (–3, 3) (D) none of these
15. Let a, b, c Î R and a ¹ 0 . If a is a root of a 2 x 2 + bx + c = 0 and b is a root of a 2 x 2 – bx – c =
Q.E.
0, where 0 < a < b . Then a 2 x 2 + 2bx + 2c = 0 has a root g that always satisfies
a +b b
(A) g = (B) g = a +
2 2
(C) g = a *(D) a < g < b
x - 5
16. The smallest integer x for which the inequality 2
> 0 is satisfied is given by
x + 5x - 14
*(A) – 6 (B) – 5
(C) – 4 (D) none of these
x 2 - 6x + 5
17. If x is real, then the least value of the expression is
x 2 + 2x + 1
1 1
(A) – 1 (B) - *(C) - (D) none of these
2 3
18. If a, b are the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and a + h, b + h are the roots of px 2 + qx + r = 0, then
x x 3 x + 3 - x
21. The set of all real values of x for which (sin 3 ) (cos 3 ) £ is
4
*(A) R (B) ( - 2 , ¥)
(C) ( - 3 , ¥) (D) none of these
23. If a, b, c are positive rational numbers such that a > b > c and the quadratic equation
(a + b 2c)x 2 + (b + c 2a)x + (c + a 2b) = 0 has one root in the internal (1, 0 ), then
*(A) 2b > c + a (B) b + c > a
(C) a > b + c (D) none of these
æ 5 ö
(C) (- 1, 1) È çè ÷
ø (D) 1
4
29. The roots of (x 1) (x 3) + k (x 2) (x 4) = 0, k Î R are :
*(A) real (B) real & equal
(C) imaginary (D) one real & one imaginary
30. If a, b are the roots of the equation ax 2 + c = bx, then the equation (a + cx) 2 = b 2 x has the roots
1 1 1 1
(A) , *(B) ,
a b a 2 b 2
a b
(C) , (D) none of these
b a
38. See the figure Which of the following options is correct
(A) b < 0 and ac > 0
(B) a > 0 and c > 0
*(C) abc < 0
(D) a > 0, b > 0 and c > 0
2 2
39. The smallest positive solution of the equation ( 81 ) sin x + ( 81 ) cos x = 30 is
p p
(A) *(B)
12 6
p
(C) (D) none of these
8
40. If a, b, c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that
(a 2 + b 2 + c 2 )p 2 – 2(ab + bc + cd)p + (b 2 + c 2 +d 2 ) £ 0 , then
(A) a, b, c and d are in H.P. (B) ab, bc and cd are in A.P.
(C) a, b, c and d are in A.P. *(D) a, b, c and d are G.P.
42. Consider the following equation in x and y :
(x – 2y – 1) 2 + (4x + 3y – 4) 2 + (x – 2y – 1) (4x + 3y – 4) = 0. How many solutions to (x, y)
with x, y real, does the equation have
(A) zero *(B) exactly one
(C) exactly two (D) more than two
*(B) have a common real root for exactly one value of a
(C) have a common real root for exactly two values of a
(D) have a common real root for exactly three values of a
46. If roots of the equation x 2 – bx + c = 0 are two consecutive integers, then b 2 – 4c is
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 *(D) 1
47. If one root of the equation x 2 – x – k = 0 is square of the other, then k is equal to
(A) 2 ± 3 (B) 3 ± 2
*(C) 2 ± 5 (D) 5 ± 2
48. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of the
b 2 bc
squares of their reciprocals, then + is equal to :
ac a 2
*(A) 2 (B) –2
(C) 1 (D) –1
a a + 1
49. If the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are of the form and . then the value
a -1 a
of (a + b + c) 2 is
*(A) b 2 - 4 ac (B) b 2 - 2 ac
(C) 2 b 2 - ac (D) 4 b 2 - 2 ac
51. If p, q, r are positive and are in A.P. , the roots of the quadratic equation px 2 + qx + r = 0 are
real fo r
r p
*(A) - 7 ³ 4 3 (B) - 7 < 4 3
p r
(C) all p and r (D) no p and r
Q.E.
l x 2 + 3 x + 4
52. If 2 < 5 for all x Î R , then
x + 2 x + 2
71
(A) l > 5 *(B) l <
24
(C) l < 5 (D) none of these
2 2
- 19 ± 361 - 4 ( 92 - k 2 )
Þ x + 19x + 92 – k = 0 Þ x = .......(i)
2
Þ x will attain integral values, if 361 – 4(92 – k 2 ) is a perfect square of an odd integer
i.e. 4k 2 – 7 = (2n + 1) 2 for some integer n Þ 4k 2 – (2n + 1) 2 = 7 Þ k = 2, n = 1
Putting k = 2 in (i), we get x 2 + 19x + 88 = 0 Þ x = –11, – 8
\ only two integral solutions.
2
- a ± a 2 - 4
Statement 3 : x + a | x | + 1 = 0 Þ | x | =
2
c b
a < –1 and b >1, then show that 1 + - < 0 .
a a
Q.E.
70. If a is a nonzero root of qudratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and b is a nonzero root of
– ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and g is a root of ax 2 + 2bx + 2c = 0, then show that g lies between
a and b .
72. (
Find the value of the parameter b for which the equation 2log 1 (bx + 28) = - log 5 (12 - 4x - x 2 ) )
25
78. If a, b be the roots of the equation u 2 - 2u + 2 = 0 & if cot q = x + 1, then
( x + a ) n - ( x + b) n
is equal to
a - b
sin n q cos n q
*(A) (B)
sin n q cos n q
sin n q cos n q
(C) (D)
cos n q sin n q
3
*(A) x = 1, , 2 (B) x Î [ 1 , 2 ]
2
(C) x Î ( 1 , 2 ) (D) none of these
p
86. If cos 2 is a root of the equation , x 2 + ax + b = 0 where a , b Î Rational numbers , then
8
ordered pair (a , b) is :
æ 1 ö æ 1 ö æ 1 ö æ 1 ö
(A) ç1 , - ÷ (B) ç - 1 , - ÷ *(C) ç - 1 , ÷ (D) ç1 , ÷
è 8 ø è 8 ø è 8 ø è 8 ø
Q.E.
(x - 1)3 (3 - x) (x - 4) 2
88. Solve the following inequality £ 0 .
x(2 x - 1) (x - 1) 2 l nx
a b
90. If a ¹ b , but a 2 = 5 a - 3 & b 2 = 5 b - 3 . Find the equation whose roots are & .
b a
91. If the ratio of the roots of the equation x 2 + px + q = 0 be equal to the ratio of the roots of
the equation x 2 + bx + c = 0 then prove that p 2 c = b 2 q.
3 3
æ 1 ö æ 1 ö
92. If a and b are roots of the equation x + 5x – 5 = 0, then ç
2 ÷ + çç ÷÷ equals
è a + 1 ø è b + 1 ø
4
(A) –322 *(B)
27
4
(C) - (D) 3 + 5
27
97. The value of 'a' for which the quadratic equation 3x 2 + 2 (a 2 + 1) x + (a 2 - 3a + 2) = 0
possesses roots of opposite sign lies in
(A) (- ¥, 1) (B) (- ¥, 0)
*(C) (1, 2) (D) (3/2, 2)
III. Read the following passage and answer the question
Let f(x) = ax 2 + bx + c, where a , b , c Î R and a ¹ 0 , then f ( x ) ³ 0 , f(x) < 0, f ( x ) £ 0 , f(x) >
0 an quadratic inequations, The set of all real values of n which satisfy an equation is called its
solution set.
(a) If ( n - a ) ( n - b) > 0 , t hen x lies out side t he int erval [a , b] i. e.
x Î ( -¥, a ) È (b, ¥ ) .
(b) If (n - a ) (n - b) ³ 0 ,t hen x lies o n end o ut side t he int erval [a , b]
i.e. ( -¥ , a ] È [ b, ¥ ) .
x + a
100. If x 2 – 4cx + b 2 > 0 " x Î R and a 2 + c 2 < ab, then the range of the function is
x + bx + c 2
2
é b 2 c 2 ù
(A) (-¥ , 0 ) (B) (0 , ¥ ) *(C) ( -¥ , ¥) (D) ê a 2 , a 2 ú
ë û
102. If b > a, then the equation (x – a) (x – b) – 1 = 0 has
(A) both root in [a, b] (B) both root in (-¥ , a )
(C) both root in ( b , ¥ ) *(D) one root in (-¥ , a ) and other in ( b , ¥ )
104. If the equation 2 x 2 + 3 x + 5 l = 0 and x 2 + 2 x + 3 l = 0 have a common root, then the
Q.E.
value of l is
(A) 0 (B) – 1
*(C) 0, –1 (D) 2, –1
106. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 be equal to the sum of the
reciprocals of their squares, then ab 2 , a 2 c and bc 2 are in
*(A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) H.P. (D) none of these
x 2 - 4 x + 3
107. Let = k, then set of values of k is
x 2 - 3 x + 2
(A) R (B) R – {1}
*(C) R – {1, 2} (D) R – {2}
108. If the roots of x 2 + x + a = 0 exceed a, then all possible values of ‘a’ are such that
(A) 0 < a < 2 (B) a Î R
(C) –2 < a < 0 *(D) a < –2
æp ö
109. Given a 2 + 2 a + cos ec 2 ç ( a + x ) ÷ = 0 , then, which of the following holds good ?
è 2 ø
x x
(A) a = 1 ; Î I *(B) a = -1 ; Î I
2 2
(C) a Î R ; x Î f (D) a, x are finite but not possible to find
2 2
110. If the quadratic equations, ax + bx + c = 0 (a , b , c Î R , a ¹ 0 ) and x + 4x + 5 = 0 have
common root, then a, b, c must satisfy the relation
(A) a > b > c (B) a < b < c
2
*(C) a = k ; b = 4k ; c = 5k ( k Î R , k ¹ 0 ) (D) b – 4ac is negative
3 2
111. The roots of the equation x – 12x + 39x – 28 = 0 are in A.P.. The common difference
of the A.P. is
(A) ± 1 *(B) ± 3 (C) ± 2 (D) ± 4
112. If the quadratic equation, (b 2 +c 2 ) x 2 2 (a + b) cx + (c 2 + a 2 ) = 0 has equal roots, then
(A) a, b, c are in G.P. (B) a, b, c are in A.P.
*(C) a, c, b are in G.P. (D) a, c, b are in A.P.
115. If a, b be the roots of the equation u 2 - 2u + 2 = 0 & if cot q = x + 1, then
Q.E.
( x + a ) n - ( x + b) n
is equal to
a - b
sin n q cos n q
*(A) (B)
sin n q cos n q
sin n q cos n q
(C) (D)
cos n q sin n q
x 2 + ax + 3
116. If , takes all real values for possible real values of x, then
x 2 + x + a
(A) 4 a 3 + 39 ³ 0 *(B) 4 a 3 + 39 < 0
1
(C) a ³ (D) none of these
4
117. If a + b + c = 0, then the roots of the equation (b + c – a)x 2 + (c + a – b)x + (a + b – c) = 0
may be
*(A) real and unequal (B) real and equal
(C) imaginary (D) none of these
1 1 1 1
118. The condition that the equation + = + has real roots that are equal in magnitude
x x + b m m + b
but opposite in sign is
(A) b 2 – 2m 2 > 0 (B) b 2 – 2m 2 < 0
*(C) b 2 = 2m 2 (D) none of these
126. (x + 2) (x + 3) – 1 = 0 has
(A) both roots in [–3, –2] *(B) one root in ( -¥ , - 3 ) and in ( - 2 , ¥ )
(C) both roots in ( -¥ , - 3 ) (D) both roots in ( -¥ , - 3 )
136. The value of 'a' for which the equation x 3 + ax + 1 = 0 and x 4 + ax 2 + 1 = 0 have a
common root, is
(A) 2 *(B) – 2
(C) 0 (D) none of these
æ 3 3 ö
(C) ç - , ÷ (D) ( -¥ , ¥)
è 4 4 ø
138. If the expression ax 2 + by 2 + cz 2 + 2ayz + 2bzx + 2cxy can be resolved into rational factors, then
a 3 + b 3 + c 3 is
(A) abc (B) 2abc
*(C) 3abc (D) none of these
139. The following digram shows the graph of f(x) = ax 2 + bx + c. Then
141. The number of positive integral pairs (x, y) satisfying the equation x 2 – y 2 = 35370 is
*(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) none of these
Q.E.
151. The value of 'a' for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation,
x 2 - (a - 2) x - a - 1 = 0 assume the least value is :
(A) 0 *(B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3