Most Important PYQs Quadratic Equation

Questions JEE Main Crash Course

Relation between Roots and Coefficients

1. The number of real roots of the equation x|x|−5|x + 2|+6 = 0, is

(1) 5 (2) 4

(3) 6 (4) 3

2.
2
If the sum of the squares of the reciprocals of the roots α and β of the equation 3x 2
+ λx − 1 = 0 is 15, then 6(α 3 3
+ β ) is equal to
(1) 46 (2) 36

(3) 24 (4) 18

3. 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) 7

(3) −3 (4) 3

4.
1
3
3 β 8

If α and β be two roots of the equation x Then the value of ( is :

2 α 8

− 64x + 256 = 0. ) + ( )
5 5
β α

(1) 2 (2) 3

(3) 1 (4) 4

5. Let p, q ∈ Q . If 2 − √3 is a root of the quadratic equation x 2

+ px + q = 0, then
(1) 2
p – 4q + 12 = 0 (2) q
2
+ 4p + 14 = 0

(3) 2
p – 4q– 12 = 0 (4) 2
q – 4p– 16 = 0

6. If α and β are the roots of the equation, 7x 2

− 3x − 2 = 0, then the value of α

2
+
β

2
is equal to:
1−α 1−β

(1) (2)
27 1

32 24

(3) (4)
3 27

8 16

7. The number of all possible positive integral value of α for which the roots of the quadratic equation 6x 2
− 11x + α = 0 are rational numbers is:
(1) 5 (2) 3

(3) 4 (4) 2

8. Let α, β be the roots of the equation x 2

− √2x + √6 = 0 and 1

2
+ 1,
1

2
+ 1 be the roots of the equation x 2
+ ax + b = 0 . Then the roots of the equation
α β

x
2
−(a + b − 2)x +(a + b + 2)= 0 are :
(1) non-real complex numbers (2) real and both negative
(3) real and both positive (4) real and exactly one of them is positive
9. Let f (x) be a quadratic polynomial such that f (−2) +f (3)= 0. If one of the roots of f (x)= 0 is −1, then the sum of the roots of f (x)= 0 is equal to
(1) 11

3
(2) 7

(3) 12

3
(4) 14

10. The sum of all integral values of k(k ≠ 0) for which the equation 2

x−1
−
1

x−2
=
2

k
in x has no real roots, is_____.
11. Let λ ≠ 0 be in R. If α and β are the roots of the equation x 2
− x + 2λ = 0, and α and γ are the roots of the equation 3x 2
− 10x + 27λ = 0, then
βγ
is equal to
λ

________.
12. If α and β are the roots of the equation x 2
+ px + 2 = 0 and 1

α
and 1

β
are the roots of the equation 2x 2
+ 2qx + 1 = 0, then
(α −
1

α
)(β −
1

β
)(α +
1

β
)(β +
1

α
) is equal to :
(1) 9

4
(9 + q )
2
(2) 9

4
(9 − q )
2

(3) 9

4
(9 + p )
2
(4) 9

4
(9 − p )
2

13. The sum of all the roots of the equation ∣

∣x
2
− 8x + 15∣
∣−2x + 7 = 0 is
(1) 9 − √3 (2) 9 + √3

(3) 11 − √3 (4) 11 + √3

14. Let α, β be the roots of the equation x 2

− 4λx + 5 = 0 and α, γ be the roots of the equation x 2
−(3√2 + 2√3)x + 7 + 3λ√3 = 0 . If β + γ = 3√ 2 , then
(α + 2β + γ)
2
is equal to
15. Let λ ≠ 0 be a real number. Let α, β be the roots of the equation 14x 2
− 31x + 3λ = 0 and α, γ be the roots of the equation 35x 2
− 53x + 4λ = 0 . Then 3α

β
and
4α

γ
are the roots of the equation :
(1) 7x
2
+ 245x − 250 = 0 (2) 7x
2
− 245x + 250 = 0

(3) 49x
2
− 245x + 250 = 0 (4) 49x
2
+ 245x + 250 = 0

16. Let α be a root of the equation 1 + x 2

+ x
4
= 0 . Then the value of α 1011
+ α
2022
− α
3033
is equal to:
(1) 1 (2) α

(3) 1 + α (4) 1 + 2α

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Most Important PYQs Quadratic Equation
Questions JEE Main Crash Course

17. Let α and β be the roots of the equation, 5x 2

+ 6x − 2 = 0 . If S n = α
n
+ β
n
, n = 1, 2, 3, . . . . , then
(1) 6S6 + 5S5 = 2S4 (2) 5S6 + 6S5 + 2S4 = 0

(3) 5S6 + 6S5 = 2S4 (4) 6S6 + 5S5 + 2S4 = 0

18. Let α, β(α > β) be the roots of the quadratic equation x

2
P15 P16 −P14 P16 −P +P14 P15
2
− x − 4 = 0 . If P n = α
n
− β
n
,n ∈ N , then P13 P14
15
is equal to _____.

19. If α and β are the distinct roots of the equation x

1 1
2
+ (3) 4 x + 3 2 = 0 , then the value of α 96
(α
12
− 1)+β
96
(β
12
− 1) is equal to:
(1) 56 × 3
25
(2) 56 × 3
24

(3) 52 × 3
24
(4) 28 × 3
25

20. If α and β are the roots of the equation 375 x 2

− 25x − 2 = 0, then lim ∑
n

r=1
α
r
+ lim ∑
n

r=1
β
r
is equal to:
n→∞ n→∞

(1) 1

12
(2) 346
21

(3) (4)
7 29

116 358

21. For a natural number n, let α

31α9 −α10

n = 19
n
− 12
n
. Then, the value of 57α8
is ______

N degree equation

22. Let
2 2
x −4 x −4

S ={x : x ∈ R and (√3 + √2) + (√3 − √2) = 10} . Then n(S) is equal to

(1) 2 (2) 4

(3) 6 (4) 0

23. The number of real solutions of the equation 3(x 2

+
1

2
)−2(x +
1

x
)+5 = 0 , is
x

(1) 4 (2) 0

(3) 3 (4) 2

24. The sum of all real roots of equation (e 2x

− 4)(6e
2x
− 5e
x
+ 1)= 0 is
(1) ln 4 (2) − ln 3

(3) ln 3 (4) ln 5

2 2

25. The number of solutions of the equation 32 tan x

+ 32
sec x
= 81, 0 ≤ x ≤
π

4
is :
(1) 0 (2) 2

(3) 1 (4) 3

26. Let α, β, γ be the three roots of the equation x 3

+ bx + c = 0 if βγ = 1 = −α then b 3
+ 2c
3
− 3α
3
− 6β
3
− 8γ
3
is equal to
(1) 155

8
(2) 21

(3) (4)
169
19
8

27. The sum of the cubes of all the roots of the equation x 4
− 3x
3
− 2x
2
+ 3x + 1 = 0 is _____.
28. The number of real roots of the equation e 4x
− e
3x
− 4e
2x
− e
x
+ 1 = 0 is equal to
29. The equation e 4x
+ 8e
3x
+ 13e
2x
− 8e
x
+ 1 = 0, x ∈ R has :
(1) four solutions two of which are negative (2) two solutions and both are negative
(3) no solution (4) two solutions and only one of them is negative
30. The sum of 162 power of the roots of the equation x
th 3
− 2x
2
+ 2x − 1 = 0 is ______.

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