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SECTION-A [FUNDAMENTAL]

Q.1 Find the value of k so that the two roots of the equation x2 + kx + 12 = 0 differ by 1.

1 1 1
Q.2 If the sum of the roots of the equation  = is zero, show that the product of the roots is
xp xq r

 (p 2  q 2 )
.
2

Q.3 If 3  2 is a root of the equation x2 – 6x + k = 0, find the value of k and the other root.

Q.4 Find p if the roots of the equation x2 + p2 = 8x + 6p are

(i) real and unequal (ii) real and equal (iii) complex.

Q.5 If the roots of the equation (b – c)x2 + (c – a)x + (a – b) = 0 are equal, then show that a + c = 2b.

Q.6 If a is real and the roots of the equation 9x2 + 4ax + 4 = 0 are complex, show that a lies between
– 3 and 3.

Q.7 If p is real and the roots of the equation p(x + 1) (x + 3) + 2 = 0 are not real, find p.

Q.8 Let ,  be the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.

Find the condition that
(i) Exactly one root is zero.
(ii) One root is negative of the other.
(iii) One root is reciprocal of the other.
(iv) One root is double than the other root.
(v) One root is square of the other root.

Q.9 , are the roots of the equation ax2 + 2bx + c = 0. If  = k, show that ac (k + 1)2 = 4b2k

Q.10 If the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are in the ratio l : m, show that ac(l + m)2 = b2lm.

m n b
Q.11 If the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + b = 0 are in the ratio m : n, show that   = 0.
n m a

Q.12 If ,  are the roots of the equation 3x2 + 6x + 10 = 0, find the equation whose roots are
1 1  1  1
(i)  + 1,  + 1 (ii)  , (iii) ,
   

Q.13 The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is 2 and the sum of their cubes is 13. Find the equation.

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Q.14 The coefficient of x in the equation x2 + px + q = 0 was taken as 17 in place of 13 and thus its roots were
found to be – 2 and – 15. Find the roots of the original equation.

Q.15 Show that if p, q, r and s be real numbers and pr = 2(q + s), then at least one of the equations
x2 + px + q = 0 and x2 + rx + s = 0 has real roots.

Q.16 Find the range of values of k if

(a) the roots of the quadratic equation (2k – 5) x2 – 2 (k – 1)x + 3 = 0 are equal.
(b) the equation (k – 12) x2 + 2 (k – 12) x + 2 = 0 possess no real roots.
(c) the curve y = x2 + kx + 25 touches the x-axis.
(d) the inequality kx2 + 2kx + 0.5 > 0 is satisfied  x  R.
(e) the quadratic trinomial (k – 2)x2 + 8x + k + 4 is positive for all values of x.

Q.17 (a) Find the largest integral value of x satisfying the inequality
(x + 1) (x – 3)2 (x – 5) (x – 4)2 (x – 2) < 0.
x 5
(b) Find the smallest integral value of x satisfying the inequality 2 > 0.
x  5x  14
(c) Find the largest integral value of m for which the inequality
x 2  mx  2
> – 1 satisfied for all x  R.
x 2  3x  4

Q.18 Given two quadratic equations x2 – x + m = 0 and x2 – x + 3m = 0, m 0. Find the value of m for which
one of the roots of the second equation is equal to double the root of the first equation.

Q.19 Let a1 and a2 be two values of a for which the expression f(x, y) = 2x2 + 3xy + y2 + ay + 3x + 1
can be factorised into two linear factors then find the value of the product (a1a2)

Q.20
(i) Find the range of the function f(x) = x2 + 6x – 7 when
(a) x  [–8, 0] (b) x  [–2, 4] (c) x  [–5, –2]

(ii) Find the range of the following rational function

2  5x x 2  2x  3
(a) f (x) = (b) f (x) =
x 3 x 2  2x  8

x2  x 1 x2 1
(c) f (x) = 2 (d) f (x) = 2
x  x 1 x x

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SECTION-B [JEE (MAIN)]

Q.1 A solution of the equation 4x + 4·6x = 5.9x, is [3010410003]

(A) – 1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0

Q.2 If ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 and ,  are the roots of
x2 + px – r = 0, then ( – ) ( – ) is equal to [3010410703]
(A) q + r (B) q – r (C) – (q + r) (D) – (p + q + r)

Q.3 The roots of the equation x2 + 6x + a = 0 are real and distinct and they differ by atmost 4, then the
range of values of a, is [3010410103]
(A) (5, 9] (B) [5, 9) (C) [4, 8) (D) [3, 9)

Q.4 If roots of the quadratic equation x2 + c = bx are two consecutive integers, then b2 – 4c equals
(A) – 1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0 [3010410841]

Q.5 The values of k for which the quadratic equation (1 – 2k)x2 – 6kx – 1 = 0 and kx2 – x + 1 = 0
have atleast one root in common are [3010410197]
1  1 2  2 1 2 
(A)   (B)  ,  (C)   (D)  , 
2 3 9  9  2 9 

Q.6 If x, y, z are real such that x + y + z = 4, x2 + y2 + z2 = 6, then the range x is [3010410995]

(A) (–1, 1) (B) [0, 2] (C) [2, 3] (D) [2/3, 2]

Q.7 If tan  and cot  are the roots of the equation x2 + 2x + 1 = 0, then the least value of
x2 + tan  x + cot  = 0, is [3010411747]
3 5 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 4

Q.8 Let , ,  are roots of the equation x3 + qx + q = 0 then find the value of
( + )–1 + ( + )–1 + ( + )–1. [3010411046]
(A) 0 (B) – 1 (C) 1 (D) none

Q.9 If all values of x obtained from the equation 4x + (k – 3) 2x + k = 4 are non-positive, then the largest
integral value of k is [3010412800]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.10 Let m(b) be the minimum value of f (x) = (2 + b + b2)x2 – 2 2 (2b + 1)x + 8, where b [– 3, 10].
The maximum value of m(b) is [3010411349]
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

Q.11 If ,  are the roots of x2 – p(x + 1) – c = 0, c  1, then the value of ( + 1) ( + 1) is equal to

(A) 1 – c (B) p + c (C) 1 + c (D) 1 – 2p

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 4 x  2 x 1  1  1
Q.12 ln    ln  then number of solutions is(are)
e  e
 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2

1 1
Q.13 If  and  are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then  is equal to
a  b a  b
b b ac  ac
(A) (B) (C) (D)
ac ac b b

Q.14 If x2 + 2x + n > 10 for all numbers x, then which of the following conditions must be true ?
(A) n >11 (B) n < 11 (C) n = 10 (D) n > –11

Q.15 The following figure shows the graph of f(x) = ax2 + bx – c. Then which of the following
alternative(s) is/are incorrect ? Y

b
(A) <0
c • • X

(B) a and b are of same sign.
f(x)
(C) a and c are of opposite sign.
(D) f(1) > 0

Q.16 If ax2 + (b + c)x – bc = 0 and 2x2 + x – 1 = 0 have both roots common, where a, b, c  N, then the least
value of (a + b + c) is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16

Q.17 The graph of a quadratic polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c is as shown in the adjacent figure.
Which one of the following quantities must be positive?

(A) b – c (B) bc (C) c – a (D) ab2

Q.18 The value of 'k' for which the equation x3 + kx2 + 3 = 0 and x2 + kx + 3 = 0 have a common root, is
(A) 4 (B) – 4 (C) 1 (D) – 1

Q.19 If the expression y = – 3x – 10x2 + 1 is positive then 'x' lies in the interval
 1 1   1 1   1 1  1 1
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 2 5   5 2  2 5 5 2

Q.20 If product of the roots of the equation x2 – 2kx + 3e2 lnk – 1 = 0 is 11, then the sum of the roots is equal
to
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 2

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Q.21 Let x and y are non-negative real numbers satisfying 3x + y = 6. If exy is as large as possible then the
value of (x + y) is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

Q.22 I f , ,  and  are roots of equation x4 – 7x2 + x – 5 = 0, then the value of

( +  + ) ( +  + ) ( +  + ) ( +  + ) is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) –5 (D) 5

 2 3 
Q.23 Let P(x) =  x  2kx   k  . If graph of P(x) does not intersect y-axis, then the range of k is
 4 
 3 3  3 1
(A)   ,  (B)  ,   (C)  ,  (D) 
 4 4   2 2

Q.24 If the quadratic equation x2 – 2 (m –2) x + m2 – 3 = 0 has both roots negative, then range of m is


(A)  3, 3  (B)   , 2  
(C)  ,  3  (D) None

2x 1
Q.25 The complete set of real values of x for which is :
2x 2 5x 2 x 1

2 1 2 1 1
(A) (–2,–1) (B) , (C) (–2,–1) , (D) 2,
3 2 3 2 2

Q.26 The set of values of a, for which (a – 3) x2 + 15 x – (6a – a2 – 5) = 0 has roots of opposite sign satisfies
(A) 1 < a < 3 (B) a > 3 (C) 3 < a < 5 (D) a > 5

Q.27 If c > 0 and 4a + c < 2b. then ax2 – bx + c = 0 has a root in the interval
(A) (0, 2) (B) (2, 4) (C) (–2, 0) (D) (4, 9)

  
Q.28 If  and  are the roots of the equation 3x2 + x – 1 = 0, where  > , then the value of    is
 
7 7 7 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 3 3

Q.29 Let P(x) = x2 – px + q and Q(x) = x2 – bx – q = 0 then equation P(x) Q(x) = 0 has
(A) No real roots (B) at least two real roots
(C) Four real roots (D) two real and two imaginary roots.

Q.30 Let  and be the roots of the quadratic equation

(x – 2) (x – 3) + (x – 3) (x + 1) + (x + 1) (x – 2) = 0, then the value of (1 + )(1 + ), is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

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x 2 (3x  2) (5x  17)

Q.31  0, least positive integer which is satisfied the inequality..
( x  2)3 ( x  1)2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

 3  3   3
Q.32 If , ,  are roots of the equation x3 + ax + b = 0, then =
 2  2   2
3b  3b
(A) (B) (C) 3b (D) 2a
2a 2a
 
Q.33 The quadratic equation defined over rational coefficient whose one root is sin + cos is
6 6
(A) 2x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 (B) 2x2 – 2x + 1 = 0 (C) 2x2 – 2x – 1 = 0 (D) 2x2 + 2x – 1 = 0

x 2  3x  4 1 
Q.34 If x is real, f (x) = 2 and f (x)  [a , b] then value of   b  is
x  3x  4 a 
2
(A) 7 (B) (C) 14 (D) 21
7

Q.35 Expression Kx2 + 3xy + y2 + 4y + 3x + 1 can be factorised into two linear factors then value of K is
3 1 1
(A) 3 (B) (C) (D) –
2 2 2

Q.36 For p, q  Q – {0}, if the quadratic equation x2 – 3x + 7 = 0 and x2 – px + q = 0 have a common

root then the area of rectangle having sides as p and q is equal to
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 21 (D) 42

Q.37 If one root of the equation x2 – (m – 9) x + m2 – 2m – 12 = 0 exceed –1 and other is smaller than
–1 then m  (a , b) then value of (a + b) is
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2

Q.38 If the difference between the real roots of x2 + ax + b = 0 is the same as the difference between the real
roots of x2 + bx + a = 0 and a  b, then the value of a + b is
(A) 4 (B) – 4 (C) 2 (D) 6

Q.39 Let a and b are non-zero real numbers and 2 + 2 = – a,  = b then the quadratic equation whose
 
roots are , and is
 
(A) ax2 + bx + a = 0 (B) ax2 – bx + a = 0 (C) bx2 + ax + b = 0 (D) bx2 – ax + b = 0

Q.40 Least positive integral value of a for which exactly one root of the quadratic equation
x2 – (a + 1)x + 2a = 0 lies in the interval (0, 3) is
(A) 1 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

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[JEE ADVANCED]

[ SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE T Y PE]

Q.1  
If both the zeroes of the quadratic trinomial f(x) = x  m 2  (a  2) m  3  x  m 2
 4m  b 
coincide for every m  R , then (a + b) equals
(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 13 (D) 15

Q.2 If the minimum value of y = (x – 2)(x – 4)(x – 6)(x – 8) + 16, x  R is m then (m + 3) equals
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 15

Q.3 If e + 1, e– + 1 are the roots of the equation x2 – 2(p + 1)x + 5p – p2 = 0 where , p  R then
number of integral values of 'p' is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) infinite

Q.4 The true set of value(s) of x which satisfy the equation |x – 1| – |x – 2| = 3, is

(A) (– , 1] (B) [1, 2] (C) [2, ) (D) 

Q.5 If both roots of the quadratic equation x2  2ax + a2 + a  3 = 0 are less than 3 then possible integral
value of 'a' can be
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

Q.6 If non-zero real numbers b and c are such that min. f(x) > max. g(x), where f(x) = x2 + 2bx + 2c2 and
c
g(x) = –x2 – 2cx + b2 (x  R) then lies in interval
b

 1   1 1 1 
(A) 
 2
, 2

(B)  2,   (C)  0, 
 2
(D)  , 
2 2 

Q.7 If (x + 2a) (x + a – 4) < 0 for –1  x  1, then number of integral values of a is

(A) – 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 9

Q.8 If P(x) is a polynomial of degree 5 with P(1) = P(2) = P(3) = P(4) = P(5) = 1, then the value of
P (7 )  1
is equal to
P(6)  1
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 30 (D) 7

Q.9 If both the roots of quadratic equation x2 – 2kx + k2 + k – 6 = 0 are less then

2 3  2 3  2 3   term , then the maximum integral value of k is

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

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 1  x  x2 
Q.10 Let f(x) = x2 – (k2 – 3k + 2)x + 4 – 4k, k  R and g(x) = ln  
2  . If  and  are two distinct
 1 x  x 
real roots of the equation f(x) = 0 such that g() + g() = 0, then sum of all possible values of k is
17 13
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)
4 4

Q.11 If a2 + 4b2 + 9c2 + 2ab + 6bc + 3ac  0 where a, b, c  R, then the number of distinct real roots of
ax2 + bx + c = 0 will be
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2

Q.12 Range of f(x) = (x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 3) (x + 4) for x  [–6, 6] is

(A) [1, 5040] (B) [0, 5045] (C) [–1, 5040] (D) [–4, 5040]

Q.13 If  and  R and connected by the relations | – 1|2 – 2 | – 1| = 3 = | – 1|2 – 2 |  – 1|

then number of all possible ordered pairs (, ) is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16

Q.14 Let  and  be roots of equation x2 – 7x – 5 = 0 with  > . If an = n – n for n  1, then the value of
a 2016  5a 2014
is
7a 2015
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

( x  1)2 (x  2)3 ( x  4)5 ( x  5)5

Q.15 If all integers satisfying the inequality  0 are arranged in increasing
( x  5) 2
order then the quadratic equation with the first and fifth integers in the list as roots is
(A) x2 – 8x + 12 = 0 (B) x2 – 6x + 5 = 0 (C) x2 – 5x + 4 = 0 (D) x2 – 7x + 6 = 0

1
Q.16 Consider P(x) = x2 + (sin  – 1) x – cos2 . Let  and  be unequal real roots of the equation
2
P(x) = 0 such that (2 + 2) has the maximum value, then non-negative difference of the roots of
P(x) = 0, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 4

Q.17 The value of k so that that the equations x2 + kx + (k + 2) = 0 and x2 + (1 – k)x + 3 – k = 0 have
exactly one common root is
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) None of these
2 2

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[ PARAGRAPH T Y PE]

Paragraph for Question no. 18 to 20

Consider the quadratic equation (1 + k)x2 – 2(1 + 2k)x + (3 + k) = 0, where k  R – { – 1}.
[3010410704]
Q.18 The number of integral values of k such that the given quadratic equation has imaginary roots are
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.19 The set of values of k such that the given quadratic has both the roots positive is
(A) k  R (B) k  (– , – 3)  [ 2 / 3 ,  )
(C) k  (– , – 3)  (– 1, ) (D) k  (– , – 2 / 3 ]  [ 2 / 3 , )

Q.20 The number of real values of k such that the given quadratic equation has roots in the ratio 1 : 2 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 

Paragraph for question nos. 21 to 23

x 2  3x  4
Consider a rational function f(x) = and a quadratic function
x 2  3x  4
g(x) = x2 – (b + 1)x + b – 1, where b is a parameter. [3010410888]

Q.21 The sum of integers in the range of f(x) , is

(A) – 5 (B) – 6 (C) – 9 (D) – 10

Q.22 If both roots of the equation g(x) = 0 are greater than – 1, then b lies in the interval
 1   1 
(A) (– , – 2) (B)   ,  (C) (– 2, ) (D)  ,  
 4   2 
Q.23 The largest natural number b satisfying g(x) > – 2  x  R, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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[ REASONING T Y PE]

Q.24 Statement-1: The equation (x – a) (x – c) + (x – b) (x – d) = 0 where a < b < c < d has non real
roots, if > 0.
Statement-2: The equation (a, b, c R) ax2 + bx + c = 0 has non-real roots, if b2 – 4ac < 0.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.25 Statement-1: If a, b, c, p, q, r R and ax2 + bx + c 0, px2 + qx + r 0 for all x, then apx2 + bqx
+ cr 0 for all real x.
Statement-2: ax2 + bx + c > 0 for all x, if a > 0, b2 – 4ac < 0.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.26 Statement-1: If x = 1 is a root of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the roots of the
equation 4ax2 + 3bx + 2c = 0 are imaginary.
Statement-2: For any polynomial equation, 1 is a root if and only if the sum of all the coefficients of the
polynomial is zero.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.27 Statement-1: Suppose a, b and c are real numbers and a  0. If the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has two
roots of which one is less than –1 and the other is greater than 1, then
c b
1  0
a a
Statement-2: Let f (x) = ax2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are real numbers and a  0. If f(x) = 0 has real
roots then af(x) < 0 for all real x lying between the roots of f(x) = 0.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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Q.28 Suppose a and b are integers and b  – 1. If the quadratic equation x2 + ax + b + 1 = 0 has a positive
integer root, then [3010410889]
(A) the other root is also a positive integer (B) the other root is an integer
(C) a2 + b2 is a prime number (D) a2 + b2 has a factor other than 1 and itself

Q.29 If  and  are the roots of x2 – p(x + 1) – q = 0, then [3010410996]

(A) ( + 1) ( + 1) = 1 – q (B) ( + 1) ( + 1) = 1 + q

(  1)2 (  1)2  2  2  1 2  2  1
(C)  q (D) 2  =1
(  1)2  q  1 (  1)2  q  1   2  q 2  2  q

Q.30 Suppose that the three quadratic equations ax2 – 2bx + c = 0, bx2 – 2cx + a = 0 and cx2 – 2ax + b = 0
all have only positive roots. Then
(A) b2 = ca (B) c2 = ab (C) a2 = bc (D) a = b = c

Q.31 The equations 4x2 – 11x + 2k = 0 and x2 – 3x – k = 0 have a common root , then
(A) k = 0 (B) k = –17 / 36 (C)  = 0 (D) = 17 / 6

Q.32 If a and b are real and x2 + ax + b2 = 0 and x2 + ax + a2 = 0 have a common root, then which of the
following are true?
(A) a = b (B) a + b is the common root
(C) for real roots, a = b = 0 (D) no real values of a and b exist

Q.33 If a, b and c are positive real and a = 2b + 3c, then the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has real roots for
b c a a 13
(A) 4  2 7 (B) 4  2 7 (C)  11  4 7 (D)  4 1
c b c b 3
[3010411398]

 
Q.34 For the function, f (x) = log2 x 2  2( k  1) x  16 which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(A) Number of integral values of k for which f (x) is defined for all x  R is 7.
(B) Number of integral values of k for which f (x)  3 has no solution is 5.
(C) Number of integral values of k for which f (x) is defined for all x  R is 9.
(D) Number of integral values of k for which f (x)  3 has no solution is 7.

Q.35 If the expression px2 + (2p – 1) xy + y2 + 2x – 2py can be resolved as a product of two linear factors,
then
(A) there exists no value of p.
(B) atleast one value of p is negative.
(C) for atleast one real value of p, 3p3 + 1 is negative.
(D) there exist no real value of p for which 3p3 + 1 is negative.

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Q.36 Column-I Column-II

x 2  6x  4
(A) The maximum value of 2 (x is real) is (P) 0
x  2x  4
(B) The correct valeu of a for which the equation (Q) 1
(a2 + 4a + 3)x2 + (a2 – a – 2)x + a(a + 1) = 0 (R) –1
has more than two root is
(C) The number of real values of x satisfying 5x + 5–x = log1025 is (S) –1/3
(T) 5
[3010411052]

Q.37 Consider the quadratic trinomial f (x) = 2x2 – 10px + 7p – 1, where p is a parameter. Find the range
of p in the following conditions given in column-I. [3010411102]

Column-I Column-II
2 
(A) If both roots of f (x) = 0 are confined in (– 1, 1) then (P)  ,  
5 
(B) Exactly one root of f (x) = 0 lies in (–1, 1) (Q) 
 1 1
(C) Both roots of f (x) = 0 are greater than 1 (R)   , 
 17 3 
 1  1 
(D) One root of f (x) = 0 is greater than 1 and other root of (S)   ,    ,  
 17   3 
f (x) = 0 is less than – 1
 1  1 
(T)   ,    ,  
 17   3 

Q.38 Column-I Column-II

 2( x  2) 
(A) If log 1    1, then x can belongs to (P) (0, 1/3]
 ( x  1)(x  5) 
x
(B) If log1/2(4 – x)  log1/22 – log1/2(x – 1), then x can belongs to (Q) (1, 2]
3
(C) If log 3 x  log 32 x  log 4 , then x can belongs to (R) (3, 4)
2 1 2 2 
$(D) Let  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation (S) (3, 8)
(p2 – 3p + 4)x2 – 4(2p – 1)x + 16 = 0
If  and  satisfy the condition  > 1 > , then p can lie in

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Q.39 If , ,  and  are the roots of the equation px4 – 3x2 + 3p = 0 (p  0) then
Column-I Column-II
(A)   2 equals (P) 0

1 1
(B)   equals (Q)
p

1 2
(C)   equals (R)
p

1 6
(D)  2 equals (S)
p

[ INT EGER T YPE]

 n  n
Q.40 Let  and  are the roots of quadratic equation x2 – x – 1 = 0. If an = , n = 1, 2, 3,.......
 
a 2012  a 2010
then find the value of a 2011 .

Q.41 Let , ,  be distinct real numbers such that

a2 + b + c = (sin 2 + (cos 
a2 + b + c = (sin 2 + (cos 
a2 + b + c = (sin 2 + (cos 
(where a, b, c,  R.)
a 2  b2
(a) Find the maximum value of the expression 2 . [3010410449]
a  3ab  5b 2
  
(b) If V1  aî  bˆj  ck̂ makes an angle with V2  î  ˆj  2k̂ , then find the number of values of
3
 [0, 2]. [3010410997]

Q.42 Let a, b, c  R. If x2 – 2ax + 1 = 0, x2 – 4 bx + 2 = 0 and x2 – 6cx + 3 = 0 are three quadratic equations

of which each pair has exactly one root common, then find the value of (b2 + c2 – a2).
[3010411299]

Q.43 If the equation (x2 + 2ax + b2) (x2 + 2bx + c2) = 0 has four distinct real roots, then find the number of
distinct real roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2cx + a2 = 0 is [3010412300]

2
Q.44(a) If the expression x  2x   can take all real values for permissible real x then range of  is
x 2  4 x  3
(a, b). Find the value of (a2 + b2). [3010411249]

(b) Find the values of ‘a’ for which 3 < [(x2 + ax  2)/(x2 + x + 1)] < 2 is valid for all real x.
x 2  ax  b
(c) If the range of the function f (x) = 2 is [–5, 4], a, b  N, then find the value of (a2 + b2).
x  2x  3

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Q.45 (a) Let , ,  and  be the roots (real or non-real) of equation x4 – 3x + 1 = 0. Find the value of
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 is [3010411699]
3 2
(b) Let r1, r2, r3 be the three (not necessarily distinct) solution to the equation x + 4x – ax + 1 = 0.
2 2 2
 1  1  1
If a can be any real number, then find the minimum value of  r1     r2     r3   .
 r1   r2   r3 
(c) If p (x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d where a, b, c, d  R if p(1) = 10, p (2) = 20,
p(12)  p( 8)
p(3) = 30, p(4) = 40. The value of is
10
(d) If  = 1; 2 + 2 + 2 = 2 ; 3 + 3 + 3 = 3. then find the value of 4 + 4 + 4.

Q.46 Find the set of values of 'a' for which the equation (x2 + x)2 + a (x2 + x) + 4 = 0 has
(i) All four real and distinct roots. [3010411499]
(ii) Two real roots which are distinct.
(iii) All four roots are imaginary.
(iv) Four real roots in which two are equal.
(v) All four real roots which are equal.
(vi) Two real roots which are equal.

Q.47 Consider the two functions f(x) = x2 + 2bx + 9, g(x) = 3a (x + b), where a and b are real numbers.
Each pair of (a, b) may be considered to be the co-ordinates of a point in x-y plane. Let S be the set of
all such points (a, b) for which the graph of y = f(x) and y = g(x) do not intersect. Find the area of the
region defined by S. [3010412500]

Q.48 If the equations x2 – 3x + b = 0 and x3 – 4x2 + qx = 0, where b  0, q  0 have one common root and
the second equation has two equal roots, then find the value of 2(q + b). [3010411749]

Q.49 Find all numbers p for each of which the least value of the quadratic trinomial
4x2 – 4px + p2 – 2p + 2 on the interval 0  x  2 is equal to 3. [3010411849]

Q.50 Find the number of integral values of p for which every solution of the inequality
x2 – 4x + 3 < 0 is larger than any solution of the inequality px2 – 4x – 1  0. [3010411698]

Q.51 If the range of values of k for which there is at least one common solution of the inequalities
x2 + 4kx + 3k2 > 1 + 2k and x2 + 2kx  3k2 – 8k + 4, is  , a   b,   , then find the value of
(a + b). [3010412950]

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Q.52 Solve the following logrithmic equalities.Wherever base is not given take it as 10.
1 1
(A) + > 2. [3010410303]
1  log x 1  log x

x 1
(B)  1. [3010410253]
log 3 (9  3x )  3

(C) log1/3 (2x+2 – 4x)  –2. [3010410554]

 x2  x 
(D) log0.5  log 6  < 0. [3010411004]
 x  4 
 

(E) logx (log9 (3x – 9)) < 1. [3010410954]

( x  0.5)(3  x )
(F) log 2 | x  1 | > 0 [3010410803]

(G) log log (x2 – 10x + 22) > 0. [3010413050]

2 ( 0.5 ) x

 4
log1 / 3  x 2  
(H)  5 [3010411548]
(0.5) 1

(I) log12/ 2 x  4 log3 x  2 ( 4  log16 x 4 ) [3010411748]

(J) log1/4 (x + 1) –2 log1/162 + log1/4 (x2 + 3x + 8) [3010410993]

9
Q.53 If the inequality loga(x2 – x – 2) > loga(– x2 + 2x + 3) is known to be satisfied for x = in the interval
4
(x1, x2), then find the product (x1x2). [3010411898]

log 3 ( x 2  3x  7)
Q.54 Find out the values of 'a' for which any solution of the inequality, < 1 is also a solution
log 3 (3x  2)
of the inequality, x2 + (5  2 a) x  10a. [3010412350]

x 1  1   1 
Q.55 If roots x1 and x2 of x2 + 1 = satisfying | x12 – x22 | > , then a    , 0    0,  ,then k must be
a a  2   k
[3010411243]

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
Q.56 If  and  are the roots of the equaiton x2 + px + q = 0 and x2008 + p1004x1004 + q1004 = 0 then and


are the roots of xn + 1 + (x + 1)n = 0. The value of n must be _____. [3010411347]


1 
Q.57 If roots x1 and x2 of the equaiton x2 – 4ax + 1 = 0 satisfy x1 a and x2 0, then a   ,   , k must
k 
be ______. [3010411547]

8
Q.58 Let A denotes the antilog of   to the base 5 5 .
3
3
B denotes the number of integers satisfying the inequality >12
x  x 1
C denotes the value of k for which the equation (2k2 – 5k – 3)x2 + (k2 – 5k + 6)x + (k2 – 9)=0
has more than 2 roots.
 5 
U denotes the value of the expression 2x4 – 30x2 + 8x + 10 where x = tan  
 12 
2
V denotes the value of p for which the expression 2x + 2xy – 7x – 3y + p can be resolved
into two linear factors.
sin 1  sin 3  sin 5  sin 7
and W denotes the value of cos 1 · cos 2 · sin 4
Find the value of (A + B + C + U + V + W).

Q.59 If equation (l2 + m + n + 1) x2 + (m2 + n + l + 1) x + (n2 + l + m + 1) = 0 and

(q – r) x2 + (r – p) x + (p – q) = 0 have a common root and 2nd equation has equal roots then find the
6
value of l2016 + m2016 + n2016 – 2015 2015
where l, m, n, p, q, r  R.
l m  n 2015

Q.60 Let a, b, c be three distinct real numbers satisfying

(a2 – 1) (p – q + 1) + (a – 1) (cos  – p) = sin  – 2q
(b2 – 1) (p – q + 1) + (b – 1) (cos  – p) = sin  – 2q
(c2 – 1) (p – q + 1) + (c – 1) (cos  – p) = sin  – 2q
m
where , p, q  R (q  0). If p 2  q 2  , m, n  N then find the least value of (2m – n).
n

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[JEE(MAIN) PREVIOUS YEAR]

Q.1 The quadratic equations x2 – 6x + a = 0 and x2 – cx + 6 = 0 have one root in common. The other roots of the
first and second equations are integers in the ratio 4 : 3. Then the common root is [3010412575]
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 [AIEEE-2008]

Q.2 How many real solution does the equation x7 + 14x5 + 16x3 + 30x – 560 = 0 have?
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7 [3010412626]
[AIEEE-2008]

Q.3 If the roots of the equation bx2 + cx + a = 0 be imaginary, then for all real values of x, the expression
3b2x2 + 6bcx + 2c2 is - [3010412677]
(A) Greater than 4 ab (B) Less than 4ab [AIEEE-2009]
(C) Greater than – 4ab (D) Less than – 4ab

Q.4 The equation esinx – e–sin x – 4 = 0 has

(A) exactly one real root. (B) exactly four real root. [3010412728]
(C) infinite number of real roots. (D) no real roots. [AIEEE-2012]

Q.5 If the equation x2 + 2x + 3 = 0 and ax2 + bx + c = 0, a, b, c  R have a common root, then a : b : c is

(A) 3 : 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 3 : 2 (C) 3 : 1 : 2 (D) 1 : 2 : 3
[3010412779]
[AIEEE-2013]

Q.6 Let and  be the roots of equation x2 – 6x – 2 = 0. If an = n – n, for n > 1, then the value of
a10  2a 8
2a 9 is equal to

(A) 3 (B) –3 (C) 6 (D) –6 [JEE Main 2015]

x 2  4 x  60
Q.7 The sum of all real values of x satisfying the equation  x 2  5x  5  = 1 is
(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) – 4 (D) 6
[JEE Main 2016]

Q.8 If, for a positive integer n, the quadratic equation,

x (x + 1) + (x + 1) (x + 2) + ……. + (x + n  1 ) (x + n) = 10n
has two consecutive integral solutions, then n is equal to
(A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11
[JEE Main 2017]

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[JEE(ADVANCED) PREVIOUS YEAR]

Q.1 The set of all real numbers x for which x2 – |x + 2| + x > 0, is

(A) (–, –2) U (2, ) (B) (–, – 2 ) U ( 2 , ) [3010410904]
(C) [ 2,  2 ]   2,   (D) ( 2 , ) [JEE 2002 (screening), 3]

Q.2 If x2 + (a – b)x + (1 – a – b) = 0 where a, b  R then find the values of ‘a’ for which equation has
unequal real roots for all values of ‘b’. [3010410891]
[JEE 2003, Mains-4 out of 60]

Q.3(a) If one root of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 is the square of the other, then [3010412400]
(A) p3 + q2 – q(3p + 1) = 0 (B) p3 + q2 + q(1 + 3p) = 0
(C) p3 + q2 + q(3p – 1) = 0 (D) p3 + q2 + q(1 – 3p) = 0

(b) If x2 + 2ax + 10 – 3a > 0 for all x  R, then

(A) – 5 < a < 2 (B) a < – 5 (C) a > 5 (D) 2 < a < 5
[JEE 2004 (Screening)]

1  2 x  5x 2   
Q.4 Find the range of values of t for which 2 sin t = 2 , t   2 , 2  . [3010410349]
3x  2 x  1  
[JEE 2005(Mains)]

Q.5(a) Let a, b, c be the sides of a triangle. No two of them are equal and   R. If the roots of the equation
x2 + 2(a + b + c)x + 3(ab + bc + ca) = 0 are real, then [3010410298]
4 5 1 5 4 5
(A)   (B)   (C)    ,  (D)    , 
3 3 3 3  3 3
[JEE 2006]

(b) If roots of the equation x 2  10cx  11d  0 are a, b and those of x2 – 10ax – 11b = 0 are c, d, then find
the value of a + b + c + d. (a, b, c and d are distinct numbers) [JEE 2006]

Q.6 Let ,  be the roots of the equation x2 – px + r = 0 and  2 , 2 be the roots of the equation
x2 – qx + r = 0. Then the value of 'r' is [3010411598]
2 2
(A) (p–q)(2q – p) (B) (q – p)(2p – q)
9 9
2 2
(C) (q – 2p)(2q – p) (D) (2p–q)(2q – p)
9 9
[JEE 2007]

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[ MAT RIX T YPE]

2
x  6x  5
Q.7 Let f (x) = [3010411848]
x 2  5x  6
Match the expressions / statements in Column I with expressions / statements in Column II.
Column I Column II
(A) If – 1 < x < 1, then f (x) satisfies (P) 0 < f (x) < 1
(B) If 1 < x < 2, the f (x) satisfies (Q) f (x) < 0
(C) If 3 < x < 5, then f (x) satisfies (R) f (x) > 0
(D) If x > 5, then f (x) satisfies (S) f (x) < 1 [JEE 2007]

[ REASONING T Y PE]

Q.8 Let a, b, c, p, q be real numbers. Suppose ,  are the roots of the equation x2 + 2px + q = 0 and
, 1  are the roots of the equation ax2 + 2bx + c = 0, where 2  {–1, 0, 1} [3010410994]
Statement-1 : (p2 – q) (b2 – ac)  0
Statement-2 : b  pa or c  qa
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True [JEE 2008]

Q.9 The smallest value of k, for which both the roots of the equation, x2 – 8kx + 16(k2 – k + 1) = 0 are real,
distinct and have values at least 4, is [3010410243]
[JEE 2009]

Q.10 Let p and q be real numbers such that p  0, p3  q and p3  – q. If  and  are nonzero complex numbers
 
satisfying  +  = – p and 3 + 3 = q, then a quadratic equation havingand as its roots is
 
3 2 3 3
(A) (p + q)x – (p + 2q)x + (p + q) = 0 (B) (p + q)x – (p – 2q)x + (p3 + q) = 0
3 2 3

(C) (p3 – q)x2 – (5p 3 – 2q)x + (p3 – q) = 0 (D) (p3 – q)x2 – (5p 3 + 2q)x + (p3 – q) = 0
[3010412524]
[JEE 2010]
2 n n
Q.11(a) Let  and  be the roots of x – 6x – 2 = 0, with  > . If an =  –  for n  1, then the value of
a10  2a 8
2a 9 is [3010410748]

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

(b) A value of b for which the equations

x2 + bx – 1 = 0
x2 + x + b = 0
have one root in common is
(A)  2 (B)  i 3 (C) i 5 (D) 2 [JEE 2011]

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Q.12 The quadratic equation p(x) = 0 with real coefficients has purely imaginary roots. Then the equation
pp( x )   0 has
(A) only purely imaginary roots (B) all real roots
(C) two real and two purely imaginary roots (D) neither real nor purely imaginary roots
[JEE Adv. 2014]

Q.13 Let S be the set of all non-zero real numbers  such that the quadratic equation x2 – x +  = 0 has two
distinct real roots x1 and x2 satisfying the inequality | x1 – x2 | < 1. Which of the following intervals is(are)
a subset(s) of S?
 1 1   1   1   1 1
(A)   ,   (B)   , 0 (C)  0,  (D)  , 
 2 5  5   5  5 2
[JEE Adv. 2015]

 
Q.14 Let << . Suppose 1 and 1 are the roots of the equation x2 – 2x sec  + 1 = 0 and 2 and
6 12
2 are the roots of the equation x2 + 2x tan  – 1 = 0. If 1 > 1 and 2 > 2, then 1 + 2 equals
(A) 2 (sec  – tan ) (B) 2 sec  (C) – 2 tan  (D) 0
[JEE (Advanced) 2016]

[ PARAGRAPH T Y PE]
Paragraph for question 15 & 16
Let p, q be integers and let ,  be the roots of the equation, x2 – x – 1 = 0, where   .
For n = 0, 1, 2, ….…, let an = p n +q n.
Fact: If a and b are rational numbers and a + b 5 = 0, then a = 0 = b.

Q.15 If a4 = 28, then p + 2q =

(A) 7 (B) 21 (C) 14 (D) 12

Q.16 a12 =
(A) a11 + a10 (B) a11 – a10 (C) a11 + 2a10 (D) 2a11 + a10
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[RANK BOOSTER]

[ SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE T Y PE]

1
Q.1 Consider f (x) = x2 – 3x + a + , a  R – {0}, such that f (3) > 0 and f (2)  0. If  and  are the
a
roots of equation f (x) = 0 then the value of 2 + 2 is equal to
(A) greater than 11 (B) less than 5
(C) 5 (D) depends upon 'a' and 'a' can not be determined.

Q.2 If the equation |sin x|2 + | sin x| + b = 0 has two distinct roots in [0, ], then the number of integers in
the range of b is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

Q.3 If |x2 – 4x + 3| + |5 – x| + 5x = x2 + 8, then number of non negative integral solutions of the equation will
be
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 

Q.4 Let P(x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, where a, b, c, d are real constants. If P(1) = 10, P(2) = 20 and
1
P(3) = 30 then the value of P(12)  P( 8)  is equal to
10
(A) 1984 (B) 2016 (C) 2000 (D) 2017

Q.5 Let f (x) = x2 – (k + 1) x + 4, k  R and g() = 1 + | tan |. If f(x) = 0 has real and distinct roots
  
and f g ()  > 0  R – (2n  1) , n  I , then true set of real values of k is
 2 
(A) (– , –5)  (3, 4) (B) (– , –5) (C) (– , 1) (D) (– , 4)

[ PARAGRAPH T Y PE]
Paragraph for question nos. 6 & 7

Consider a biquadratic equation 81x4 + 216x3 + 216x2 + 96x – 65 = 0 whose roots are , , , .
Given ,  are real roots and ,  are imaginary roots.

Q.6 The value of ( + )3 – ( + )3 is equal to

 128  64  142
(A) (B) 0 (C) (D)
3 3 3

Q.7 The value of 3 + 3 – ( + )3 is equal to

52 53 59 50
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 9 9

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Paragraph for question nos. 8 & 9

Let A denotes the product of values of m, n and p where m = log24 , n = log46 and p = log68,

B denotes the value of log  4  2 3  4  2 3  and C denotes the value of a for which the
2 
quadratic equation (a – 1)x2 – (a + 1)x + (a + 1) = 0, a  R, a  1 has roots  and such that
2 + 2 = – 2

Q.8 The value of (A + B) is equal to

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

Q.9 The value of (B + C ÷ A) is equal to

5
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D)
3

[ M ULT IPL E CORRECT CHOICE T YPE]

Q.10 The graph of y = ax2 + bx + c is shown in the figure, y Given || < 2
then which of the following is(are) correct?
(A) ab2c3 < 0
(B) ab + ac – bc < 0 (, 0) x
(C) bc (4a + 2b + c) > 0 (, 0) O (2,0)
(D) ab(4a – 2b + c) > 0

Q.11 If the equations ax2 + bx + c = 0 & x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 2 = 0 have two common roots then
(where a, b, c  R)
(A) a = b = c (B) common roots are real
(C) common roots are imaginary (D) b2 – 4ac > 0

Q.12 If equations x2 – 3x + 5 = 0 and (a + 2)x2 – (b – 1) x + c = 0; a, b, c  N, have a common root and c

– a – b  6 then possible value(s) of (a + b + c) is(are) –
(A) 17 (B) 26 (C) 35 (D) 44

x 2  14x  9
Q.13 Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct for the rational function y = 2  x  R?
x  2x  3
(A) There exists no real x for which y is equal to 2011.
(B) y can not be less than – 5 for any x  R.
(C) Sum of the maximum and minimum values of y is 1.
(D) There is no value of y for which the two values of x will coincide.

Q.14 Let (a – 1) (a – 3) (a + 2) x2 – 2 (a – 1) (a – 3) x + (a – 3) (a + 2) (a – 5) = 0, a  R be an equation,

then identify the correct alternative(s)
(A) If a = 1, then the equation has exactly one root is infinite.
(B) If a = 3, then the equation is satisfied by more than 2 distinct real values of x.
(C) If a = – 2, then the equation has both the roots are infinite.
(D) If a = 5, then the equation has exactly one root is zero.

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ax 2  2(a  1) x  9a  4
Q.15 Let f (x) = and g (x) = x – x2 – 1.
x 2  8x  32
3
If f (x) is less than M + for all x  R, where M is the maximum value of g (x) then true set of
4
values of a lies in
    
(A)     (B)     (C) (– , – 5) (D) (– , 0)
    

Q.16 Graph of f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, a, b, c  R, a  0 is shown in the adjacent figure. If area of rectangle
OABC = 18 sq. units (B is the vertex of the parabola) and sum of the roots of the equation f(x) = 0 is
12, then
1 f(x)
(A) least value of ac is 
16
1
(B) least value of ac is
2
1 C B
(C) if ac = then value of b is –1
2
1 x
O A
(D) if ac = then value of b is 2.
2

[ MAT RIX T YPE]

Q.17 COLUMN-I COLUMN-II

(A) If the quadratic expression y = x2 + (2m + 6)x + 4m + 12 is negative (P) 4
for atleast one real x then a possible value of m, is
(B) Let P (x) = kx3 + 2k2x2 + k3. The sum of all real numbers k for which (Q) – 12
(x – 2) is a factor of P(x), is
(C) The value(s) of 'b' for which the equation, (R) –8
2 log1/25 (bx + 28) =  log5 (12  4x  x2) has coincident roots, is/are
x2 5
(D) Let y = f(x) = . If f(x) = k has no real solution then the value (S) 5
3 x
of k can be (T) –3

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[ INT EGER T YPE]

Q.18 Let a, b, c be real numbers such that a + b + c = 6 and ab + bc + ca = 9. If exactly one root of
the equation x2 – (m + 2)x + 5m = 0 lies between minimum and maximum value of c, then find the
number of integral values of m. [3010410798]

Q.19 If the equation | x2 – 1 | + x2 + kx = 0 has 2 distinct roots in (0, 2), then the range of k is (a, b).
Find the value of (b – 2a). [3010411047]

Q.20 For what values of a does the equation 2 log32 x – | log3 x | + a = 0 possesses four solutions?
[3010412750]

Q.21 If exactly one root of the equation x2 + (k + 1) x + 5 k = 0 lies in (0, 5) then find the number of integral
values of k.

Q.22 The quadratic polynomial P(x) satisfy the equation P(x) – P(x + 1) = 2x – 1  x  R. If the greatest
value of P(x) in (– , 0] is 2,then find the value of P(–1) + P(1) .

1
Q.23 If ,  and  are the roots of the equation x3 – 3x2 – x – 1 = 0 and f(x) = x – – 2 then find the value
x2
of f()· f()· f().

Q.24 The number of real values of m for which A  B has exactly three distinct elements. Given that
A = {x : x2 + (m – 1)x – 2(m + 1) = 0, x  R}
B = {x : (m – 1) x2 + mx + 1 = 0, x  R}

Q.25 Let f (x) = x3 – 2x + 2. If ,  and  are such that f ()  f ()  f ( ) = 0, then find the value of
1/ 3
  2 2   2 2   2 2 
 f     · f     · f      .
       

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE-1
SECTION-A
Q.1 ±7 Q.3 k = 7, other root is 3  2

Q.4 (i) – 2 < p < 8 (ii) – 2 or 8 (iii) p < – 2 or p > 8 Q.7 0<p<2

Q.8 (i) c = 0 & b  0; (ii) b = 0; (iii) c = a; (iv) 2b2 = 9ac; (v) b3 + a2c + ac2 – 3abc = 0.

Q.12 (i) 3x2 + 7 = 0; (ii) 30x2 + 78x + 85 = 0; (iii) 10x2 + 16x – 13 = 0

Q.13 6x2 – 12x – 5 = 0 Q.14 x2 + 13x + 30 = 0

 
Q.16 (a) k = 4; (b) k = 13 ; (c) k = ±10 ; (d) 0,  ; (e) (– , – 6)  (4, )
 2
Q.17 (a) – 2, (b) – 6, (c) m = 0, range of m is (–7, 1)
Q.18 m=–2
Q.19 5
Q.20 (i) (a) [– 16, 9]; (b) [–15, 33]; (c) [–16, – 12
 4 1 
(ii) (a) R – {– 5}; (b)   ,  (1,  ) ; (c)  3 , 3 ; (d) R – {1, 2}
 9 

SECTION-B

Q.1 D Q.2 C Q.3 B Q.4 C Q.5 C

Q.6 D Q.7 D Q.8 C Q.9 C Q.10 D
Q.11 A Q.12 A Q.13 A Q.14 A Q.15 D
Q.16 C Q.17 C Q.18 B Q.19 C Q.20 A
Q.21 C Q.22 C Q.23 D Q.24 D Q.25 C
Q.26 C Q.27 A Q.28 D Q.29 B Q.30 D
Q.31 C Q.32 A Q.33 C Q.34 C Q.35 B
Q.36 C Q.37 C Q.38 B Q.39 C Q.40 C

EXERCISE-2
Q.1 A Q.2 B Q.3 A Q.4 D Q.5 D
Q.6 B Q.7 B Q.8 B Q.9 B Q.10 D
Q.11 D Q.12 C Q.13 B Q.14 A Q.15 D
Q.16 B Q.17 D Q.18 B Q.19 B Q.20 C
Q.21 B Q.22 D Q.23 B Q.24 D Q.25 D
Q.26 D Q.27 D Q.28 BD Q.29 AD
Q.30 ABCD Q.31 ABCD Q.32 ABC Q.33 AC Q.34 AC
Q.35 BC Q.36 (A) T; (B) R ; (C) P Q.37 (A) R; (B) S ; (C) Q ; (D) Q
Q.38 (A) Q; (B) Q, R; (C) P; (D) R, S Q.39 (A) S; (B) P ; (C) Q ; (D) R Q.40 1

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Q.41 (a) 2, (b) 3 Q.42 0 Q.43 0 Q.44 (a) 1 ; (b)  2 < a < 1; (c) 277
25
Q.45 (a) 9 ; (b) 13 ; (c) 1984 ; (d)
6

 65   65  65
Q.46 (i) a (–, – 4]; (ii) a   ,   ; (iii) a    4,  ; (iv) a (v) a (vi) a =
 4   4  4

Q.47 6 Q.48 0012 Q.49 p = 1 – 2 or 5 + 10

Q.50 [– 4, 0]  5 Q.51 0002
Q.52 (A) (0.1, 1)  (1, 10) (B) [log 0.9, 2)
(C) (– , 2) (D) (– 4, – 3)  (8, )
 1
(E) x  (log310, ) (F)  0,   2, 3
 2
 2  2 
(G) 3, 5  3  7,   (H)   1,

  , 1
5  5 

 1
(I)  0,  [1, 4) (J) (– 1, )
 4 
5
Q.53 5 Q.54 a  Q.55 5 Q.56 1004
2
Q.57 2 Q.58 A + B + C + U + V + W = 625 + 2 + 3 + 10+ 6 + 4
Q.59 5 Q.60 1

EXERCISE-3
Q.1 C Q.2 A Q.3 C Q.4 D Q.5 D
Q.6 A Q.7 B Q.8 D

EXERCISE-4
Q.1 B Q.2 a>1 Q.3 (a) D ; (b) A
     3  
Q.4   2 ,  10    10 , 2  Q.5 (a) A ; (b) 1210 Q.6 D
   
Q.7 (A) P, R, S; (B) Q, S; (C) Q, S; (D) P, R, S Q.8 B Q.9 2
Q.10 B Q.11 (a) C; (b) B Q.12 D Q.13 AD Q.14 C
Q.15 D Q.16 A

EXERCISE-5
Q.1 C Q.2 C Q.3 C Q.4 A Q.5 B
Q.6 B Q.7 A Q.8 D Q.9 B
Q.10 ABCD Q.11 AC Q.12 BCD Q.13 AB Q.14 BD
Q.15 ABD Q.16 C Q.17 (A) P, Q, R, S ; (B) R; (C) P ; (D) R, T
 1
Q.18 0008 Q.19 0006 Q.20 a Î  0,  Q.21 2 Q.22 2
 8
Q.23 4 Q.24 7 Q.25 6

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