ABHINAY MATHS CLASSES

Practice Sheet -2
1. In a quadratic equation with leading coefficient 1, a 9. The roots  ,  of the equation
students reads the coeficient 16 of x wrongly as 19 x2– 5x + a =0 are connected by the relation
and obtains the roots –15 and –4 . The correct roots
are 3  +2  =12. Then the value of a is
(a) 6,10 (b) –6,–10 (a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 8,8 (d) –8,–8 (c) 8 (d) 10

2. The expression
10. If x= 20 20 20... to  , then x
ax2 + bx+ c,a >0.
is positive for all real x only if (a) is an irrational number
(a) b2 – 4ac =0 (b) b2 – 4ac >0 (b) 4 < x < 5
(c) b2 – 4ac < 0 (d) b2 – 4ac > 0 (c) x= 5 (d) x> 5.

11. The roots of the equation

3. If  and  be irrational roots of (b–c)x2 + (c –a) x + (a–b) =0
ax + bx + c = 0 (a, b, c  Q), a  0 then
2
are (a, b, c are distinct real numbers);
(a)  =  (b)   =1 a –b c–a
(a) 1, (b) 1,
b–c b–c
(c)  and  are conjugate surds.
a –b c – a b–c
(d)  2 +  2 =1 (c) , (d) 1,
b–c b –c a –b

4. If  ,  are the roots of the equation 3x2 –6x –5 =0, 12. The number of roots of the equation x6–7x3–8=0 is
then the equation whose roots are (a) 1 (b) 2
2 (c) 3 (d) 6
 +  and    is
13. If p and q are roots of the equation x2 + pq = (p + 1)x,
(a) x²+3x–1 =0 (b) x²+3x +2 =0 then q is equal to
(c) x² – 3x –2 =0 (d) x² – 3x +2 =0 (a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) –2.
5. If the roots of the equation
px2 + 2qx +r =0 and 14. The numerical difference of the roots of x2–7x–9 =0 is
2
qx – 2 pr x+q =0 (a) 7 (b) 2 85
are simultaneously real, then (c) 9/7 (d) 85
(a) p =q, r  0 (b) 2q = + pr
(c) p/q =q/r (d) q=r 0 15. The number of solutions of the equation
y 3  y =1 is
6. If one root of the equation
(a) 1 (b) 2
ax2 + bx +c =0, a  0
(c) 0 (d) 4
be reciprocal of the other, then
(a) b = c (b) a = c
16. If the roots of the equation
(c) a = 0 (d) b = 0
8x2 – 6x + a =0 are of the form of  and  2 then the
value of  is
7. If ax2 + bx +c =0, is satisfied by three different
(a) 1, –27 (b) –1, 27
values of x, then
(c) –1, –27 (d) 1, 27
(a) a = 0 (b) b = 0
(c) c = 0 (d) a = b = c = 0
17. If  ,  are the roots of the equation
8. The roots of the equation 1 1
3x2 + 4x + 7 = 0, the the value of 
(b–c)x²+ (c–a)x+(a–b)=0, (a, b, c Q) are   is
(a) non-real (b) irrational (a) –3/7 (b) –4/7
(c) rational (d) real and equal. (c) –4/3 (d) –7/4

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18. If the equation 27. If the sum of the roots of the equation
x2 – (k + 4)x + (4k + 1) =0
+ 1 = 1 is zero, then the product of its
1
has equal roots, then x p xq r
(a) k = 6 (b) k=2 roots is
(c) k = 6, 2 (d) k = +6 1 2 2 1
(a) (p +q ) (b) – (p2+q2)
2 2
19. If x2 – 8x + 15 > 0
and x2 – 11x + 28 < 0 then 1 2 2
(c) (p –q ) (d) None of these
(a) 3 < x < 7 (b) 4<x<5 2
(c) 5 < x < 7 (d) 5<x<7
28. If  ,  are the non-zero roots of the equation
20. If the roots of the equation
x2 + x  + =0, then
a b
 =2 (a)  =1,  = –1 (b)  =1,  = –2
xa xb
are negative of each other, then (c)  =2,  = 1 (d)  =2,  = –2
(a) a–b =0 (b) a–b =1
(c) a+b = 0 (d) a+b =1 29. If  ,  are the roots of the equation x2 + ax + b =0,
then those of x2 – ax + b =0 are
21. If the roots of the equation
x2– px + q = 0 differ by unity, then (a)  ,–  (b) – , 
(a) p2 + 1 =4q (b) p2 –1 = 4q
(c) –  ,–  (d)  ,
(c) p2 = 1 – 4q (d) p2– 4q = 0

22. If a non-real root of the equations x2 +2x + 3  =0 30. If  ,  are the roots of the equation
and 2x2 + 3x + 5  =0 and is common, 1/3 1/3
then the value of  will be     
8x2 – 3x + 27 =0, the the value of  2    2  is
(a) 2 (b) 1   
(c) –1 (d) 0 (a) 1/6 (b) 3/2
(c) 1/4 (d) None of these
23. If  ,  are the roots of
31. If the difference between the roots of x2 + 2px + q = 0
x + mx + m2 +p =0, then the value of
2
be same as that between the roots of
 2 +   +  2+p is x2 + 2qx + p =0 (p  q), then p+q is equal to
(a) m (b) –m (a) 0 (b) –4
(c) 0 (d) p (c) –1 (d) None of these

24. The greatest value of the expression 32. If x2 + px + 1 is a factor of

1 ax3 + bx + c then
2 is (a) a2 + c2= –ab (b) a2 –c2 = –ab
4x  2x  1
(a) 4/3 (b) 5/2 (c) a2 – c2= ab (d) None of these
(c) 13/14 (d) None of these
33. If sin  and cos  are the roots of the equation
1
25. If x = 2+ then the value of x is ax2 + bx + c =0, then
1
2 (a) (a–c)2 =b2 – c2 (b) (a–c)2 =b2 + c2
1
2 2 2
(c) (a+c) =b – c 2
(d) (a+c)2 =b2 + c2
2  ...

(a) 34. The roots of the equation

2 –1 (b) 2 +1
(2b + c – 3a) x2 + (2c + a – 3b)x + (2x+b–3c) = 0 are
(c) 3 (d) None of these
(a, b, c Q)
(a) irrational (b) non-real
26. If x2 + 6x – 27 > 0 and x2 – 3x – 4 < 0, then
(c) rational (d) None of these.
(a) x > 3 (b) x < 4
(c) 3 < x < 4 (d) x = 7/2
35. If the roots of x2–bx+c=0 are two consecutive integers,
then b2 – 4c is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) None of these.

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36. If a + 2b + 3c =0, a  0, (a) 0 (b) 1
a, b, c  Q, then both the roots of the equation (c) 2 (d) 3
ax2 + 2bx + 3c = 0 are
(a) rational (b) irrational 45. If  ,  are roots of ax 2 + bx + b = 0 then
(c) non-real (d) zero   b
  is (b2 > 4ab,a and b are of same
  a
37. If the roots of the equation sign)
12x2 + mx + 5 =0 are in the ratio 3:2, then m equals (a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 1/12 (b) 5/12 b
5 (c) 2 (d) 2
a
(c) 5 10 (d)
12 10 46. If  ,  are the roots of the equation x2+x+1=0 and
 
, 2
38. If a, b, c Q, then roots of the equation   are the roots of x + px + q =0, then p is equal to
(b+c–2a)x2 + (c + a – 2b)x + (a+b–2c) =0 are (a) –1 (b) 1
(a) rational (b) irrational (c) –2 (d) 2
(c) non-real (d) equal.
47. If  ,  are the roots of x2 + x + 1 =0, the equation
39. If the roots of the equation
(c2 – ab) x2 – 2(a2 – bc) x+b2 – ac =0 be equal, whose roots are  19 ,  7 is
(a, b, c are distinct reals) then (a) x2–x–1=0 (b) x2 –x + 1 =0
(a) a–b =c (b) a = 0 (c) x2 + x–1=0 (d) x2 + x + 1=0
(c) a+b+c =0 (d) a =0 or a+b+c =0
48. If  ,  are the roots of ax2+bx+c=0 then the equa-
40. For the equation
tion whose roots are  + 2 and  +2 is
1 1 1 (a) ax2 + x (4a – b)+ 4a – 2b +c =0
–  , if the product of roots is 0,
xa xb xc (b) ax2 + x (4a – b)+ 4a + 2b +c =0
then the sum of the roots is (c) ax2 + x (b – 4a)+ 4a + 2b +c =0
2bc 2bc (d) ax2 + x (b – 4a)+ 4a –2b +c =0
(a) – (b)
bc bc
(c) 2bc (d) –2bc 49. If  ,  are the roots of the equation x2+7x+12=0,
b–c b–c
then the equation whose roots are (    )2 and
41. If  ,  are the roots of the equation x2 + px + q =0, (  –  )2 is
then the equation whose roots are (a + p)–2 and (a) x2+50x+49=0 (b) x2–50x+49=0
2
(c) x –50x–49=0 (d) x2+12x+7=0
(  +p)–2 is
(a) q2 x2– (p2–2q)x +1 =0 (b) x2 – (p2–2q)x+q2=0 50. If x2 + ax + 10 =0 and x2 + bx –10 =0 have a common
(c) q2 x2+(p2–2q)x+1=0 (d) None of these. root, then a2 – b2 is equal to
(a) 10 (b) 20
x 2 – bx m – 1 (c) 30 (d) 40
42. If the equation  has roots equal (e) 50
ax – c m 1
numerically and are opposite in sign then m .
51. If    , but  2 = 5  – 3 and  2 = 5  –3 then
ab a–b
(a) (b) 
a–b ab 
the equation whose roots are
b–a  and  is
(c) (d) None of these (a) 3x2– 25x+3=0 (b) x2+5x–3 =0
ba
(c) x2 – 5x +3 =0 (d) 3x2 – 19x+3=0

43. Let  and  be the roots of the equation x2 +x +1 =0,

52. Let  ,  be the rotos of x2+ (2–  )x–  =0. The
then the equation where roots are  and 
22 19
is
value of  for which  2   2 is minimum is
(a) x2 –x +1 =0 (b) x2 + x +1 =0
2
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) x –x –1 =0 (d) x2 +x –1 =0
(c) 2 (d) 3
44. If  and  be the roots of the equation
x2 –a(x+1) –b = 0, then the value of
2
 2  2  1   2   1
+ 2 is
 2  2  b   2   b

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53. The value of ‘a’, for which one root of the quadratic 57. If    =4 and  3   3 =44, then  ,  are the
equation (a2–5a+3)x2 + (3a–1) x+2 =0 is twice as
roots of the equation
large as the other, is
(a) 2x2–7x+6=0 (b) 3x2+9x+11=0
(a) –1/3 (b) 2/3 2
(c) 9x –27x+20=0 (d) 4x2+22x+5x=0
(c) –2/3 (d) 1/3 2
(e) 3x –12x+5=0

54. If  ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation 58. The coeficient of x in x²+px+q=0 was taken as 17 in
4x2 – 4x+1 =0 then  3+  3 is place of 13 and its roots were found to be –2 and –15.
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/8 The roots of the original equation were
(c) 16 (d) 32 (a) 3,7 (b) –3,7
(c) –3,–7 (d) 3,10
55. If  ,  ,  are the roots of the equation x3+4x+1=0, (e) –3,–10
then (    )–1 +(    )–1 + (    )–1.
59. The quadratic equation whoose roots are twice the
(a) 2 (b) 3
roots of 2x²–5x+2=0 is
(c) 4 (d) 5
(a) 8x²–10x+2 =0 (b) x²–5x+4=0
(c) 2x²–5x+2 =0 (d) x²–10x+6=0
56. If the sum of two roots of
(e) none of these
x3 + px2 + qx + r =0, then pq.
(a) –r (b) r
(c) 2 r (d) –2r

Answer key
1. (b) 16. (a) 31. (c) 46. (b)
2. (c) 17. (b) 32. (c) 47. (d)
3. (c) 18. (c) 33. (d) 48. (d)
4. (d) 19. (d) 34. (c) 49. (b)
5. (c) 20. (c) 35. (b) 50. (d)
6. (b) 21. (b) 36. (a) 51. (d)
7. (d) 22. (c) 37. (c) 52. (b)
8. (c) 23. (c) 38. (a) 53. (b)
9. (b) 24. (a) 39. (d) 54. (a)
10. (c) 25. (b) 40. (a) 55. (c)
11. (a) 26. (c) 41. (a) 56. (b)
12. (d) 27. (b) 42. (b) 57. (e)
13. (b) 28. (b) 43. (b) 58. (e)
14. (d) 29. (c) 44. (b) 59. (b)
15. (c) 30. (a) 45. (d)