QUADRATIC EQUATION XI-MMI-17

EXERCISE-1
MCQs with One Correct Answer Type
1. The roots  and  of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are real and of opposite sign. Then the
roots of the equation (x – )2 + (x – )2 = 0 are
(a) positive (b) negative
(c) real and of opposite sign (d) imaginary
2. If the equation (a2  12) x4  8x2  4 = 0 has no real solution, then

(a) 4a4 (b) 2 3 <a<2 3

(c) a4 (d) none of these
3. If  and  are real roots of x2 + px + q = 0 and 4, 4 are the roots of x2 – rx + s = 0, then the equation
x2 – 4qx + 2q2 – r = 0 has always
(a) equal roots (b) positive roots
(c) negative roots (d) roots of opposite signs

4. If 2 + i 3 is a root of x2 + px + q = 0, where p, q are real, then (p, q) is equal to

(a) (–4, 7) (b) (4, – 7) (c) (–7, 4) (d) (4, 7)
2
5. The equation 2x + 3x + 1 = 0 has
(a) Rational roots (b) Irrational roots (c) Imaginary roots (d) None of these
6. The equations ax2 + bx + a = 0, x3– 2x2+ 2x– 1 = 0 have two roots in common. Then a + b must be
equal to
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) none of these
7. The solution set of log1/2(2x + 2 – 4x)  –2 is

(a) (–, 2 – 13 ) (b) (–, 2 + 13 ) (c) (–, 2) (d) none of these

8. The value of ‘p’ for which the sum of the square of the roots of 2x2 – 2(p –2)x – p –1= 0 is least, is
(a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 (d) –1
2
9. If the equation (a – 5)x + 2(a – 10)x + a + 10 = 0 has roots of opposite signs, then
(a) a > 10 (b) 15 < a < 5 (c) 10< a < 5 (d) none of these
10. If sin, cos are the roots of equation cx2 + bx + a =0, then a, b, c are connected by the relation
(a) b2 + 2ac –c2 = 0 (b) c2 + 2ac + b2 = 0
(c) b2 – 2ac –c2 = 0 (d) 2ac – b2 – c2 = 0
11. The set of values of ‘a’ for which 1 lies between the roots of x2 – ax – a + 3 = 0 is
(a) (–, –6) (b) (–, +6) (c) (–, –6)  (2, ) (d) (2, )

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12.  > 0 and  < 0 are the roots of the equation x2  px + q = 0, whereas  > 0 and  < 0 are the roots
of the equation x2  px + q + k = 0 where k > 0. Then
(a)  > ,  >  (b)  < ,  <  (c)  > ,  <  (d)  < ,  > 
13. Let a, b, c be three distinct positive real numbers. Then the number of real roots of ax 2 + 2b|x| + c = 0
is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
14. Let S denote the set of real values of ‘a’ for which the roots of the equation x – ax – a2 = 0 exceed
2

‘a’. Then S belongs to

(a) (– , 0) (b) (–2, – 1/2) (c) (–1/2, 1/4) (d) null set
15. If a and b are distinct real numbers and difference between the roots of x2 + ax + b = 0 and that of
x2 + bx + a = 0 is same then the value of a + b is
(a) 2 (b) –2 (c) –4 (d) 0
16. If the equation x2  (2 + m)x + (m2  4m + 4) = 0 has coincident roots, then
2 2
(a) m = 0, 1 (b) m = 0, 2 (c) m= (d) m= ,6
3 3
17. One root of the equation 5x2 + 13x+ k = 0 is the reciprocal of the other, if
(a) k=0 (b) k=5 (c) k = 1/6 (d) k=6
2
18. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of the squares of their
reciprocals, then bc2, ca2, ab2 are in
(a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) none of these
19. If the equation formed by decreasing each root of ax2 + bx + c = 0 by 1 is 2x2 + 8x + 2 = 0, then
(a) a=b (b) b=c (c) c=a (d) b+a+c
20. Sum of values of x and y satisfying the equation 3x – 4y = 77; 3x/2 – 2y = 7 is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
2
21. The complete set of real values of k for which the equation x – 4|x| + 3 – |k – 1| = 0 will have exactly
four roots is
(a) (–2, 4) (b) (–4, 4) (c) (–4, 2) (d) (0, 4)
22. If , , ,  are the roots of the equation x4 + 4x3 – 6x2 + 7x – 9 = 0, then the value of (1 + 2)
(1 + 2) (1 + 2) (1 + 2) is
(a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 5

 4    1   4    1
4 4
2
23. If ,  are the roots of equation x + x –2 = 0, then the value of is equal to
 2  2    

(a) 2 (b) –2 (c) 4 (d) –4

24. The values of a for which the equation a sinx – 2 cos x = 2  2  a has solutions are

(a) a>0 (b) a 0 (c) 0 a 2 (d) 5 –1 a2

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25. If two roots of the equation (x –1) (2x2 – 3x + 4) = 0 coincide with roots of the equation
x3 + (a +1) x2 + (a + b) x + b = 0 where a, b  R then 2(a + b) equals
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
26. If b > a, then the equation, (x – a) (x – b) –1 = 0, has
(a) both roots in [a, b] (b) both roots in (–, a,)
(c) both roots in [b, ) (d) both roots in (–, a) and, (b + ]
ab bc
27. For a, b, c  R – {0}, let , b, are in A.P. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation
1  ab 1  bc
2ac x2 + 2abc x + (a + c) = 0, then the value of (1 + ) (1 + ) is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (x) –1 (d) 2
2
28. If both the roots of the equation x – 9x + a = 0 are positive and one is greater than 3 and other is less
than 3, then all possible values of a is
(a) 0 < a < 18 (b) –1 < a < 2 (c) –18 < a < 0 (d) None of these
29. The number of integral values of m, for which the roots of x2 –2mx + m2 –1 = 0 will lie between –2
and 4 is
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 1
2 2 2
30. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation (p + p + 1) x + (p –1) x + p = 0 such that unity lies
between the roots then the set of values of p is
(a)    (b) p  (–, –1)  (0, )
(c) p  (–1, 0) (d) (–1, 1)
2
31. The set of values of ‘p’ for which the expression x – 2px + 3p + 4 is negative for at least one real x is
(a)  (b) (–1, 4) (c) (–, –1)  (4, ) (d) {–1, 4}
2
32. The least integral value of a for which the equation x – 2(a – 1) x + (2a + 1) = 0 has both the roots
positive is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 5
2
33. If ,  are the roots of the equation x – 3x + a = 0, a  R and  < 1 <  then
(a) a  (–, 2) (b) a  (–, 9/4) (c) a  (2, 9/4) (d) None of these

34. If x = 6  6  6  ...... , then

(a) –2 < x < 3 (b) 2<x<3 (c) x=3 (d) x>3
2 2
35. Let ,  be the roots of the equation ax + 2bx + c = 0 and  be the roots of the equation px + 2qx + r = 0. If ,
, ,  are in G.P., then
2 2
(a) q2 ac = b2 pr (b) qac = bpr (c) c pq = r ab (d) p2 ab = a2 qr
36. If , , , are the roots of the equation

1  
x3 – x – 1= 0, then the value of   1    is
(a) –3 (b) –5 (c) –7 (d) None of these

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37. Graph of the function f(x) = Ax2 – BX + C, where
A = (sec  – cos ) (cosec  – sin ) (tan  + cot ),
B = (sin  + cosec )2 + (cos  + sec )2 – (tan2  + cot2 ) & C = 12, is represented by
y y

(a) (b)
x x

y y

(c) x (d)
x

38. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 6x + b = 0 are real and distinct and they differ by atmost 4 then
the least value of b is
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
39. If p and q are distinct reals, then 2 {(x – p) (x – q) + (p – x) (p – q) + (q – x) (q – p)} = (p – q)2 + (x – p)2
+ (x – q)2 is satisfied by
(a) no value of x (b) exactly one value of x
(c) exactly two value of x (d) infinite values of x
40. Set of the values of parameter 'm' for which every solution of the inequality x 2 –3x + 2  0 is also a
solution of the inequality is 2x2 – (m + 1) x – (2m + 3) < 0, is
3   2   2 3
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  ,  
 4   3   3 4

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EXERCISE-2

MCQs One or More Correct Answer(s) Type

x2 – x
1. If attains all real values (x  R) then possible values of a are
1 – ax

(a) (–∞, 1) (b) (1, ∞) (c) [1, ∞) (d) (1, 2)

2. Which of the following can be a root of 9x5 + ax3 + b = 0 where a and b are integers
1 1
(a) –9 (b) –5 (c) (d)
4 3
3. If a < 0, then a root of the equation x2 – 2a |x – a| – 3a2 = 0 is

(a) 
a 1  6  (b) 
a 1 2  (c) 
a 1  6  (d) 
a 1 2 
1 1
4. x8 – x5 –   0 is satisfied for
x x4
(a) positive value of x (b) negative value of x
(c) all real numbers except zero (d) only for x > 1
5. The value of ‘a’ for which the quadratic expression ax2 + |2a – 3|x – 6 is positive for exactly two
integral values of x is

 3 3  3 3  3 3  3 7
(a)  ,   (b)  ,   (c)  4 ,  5  (d)  ,  
 4 5  4 5    4 10 
6. The roots of the equation, (x2 + 1)2 = x(3x2 + 4x + 3), are given by
 1  i 3  1  i 3
(a) 2 3 (b)   (c) 2 3 (d)
 2  2

e e e    ee
7. Equation     0 has
x e x  x  x e
(a) one real root in (e, ) and other in (  e, e)
(b) one real root in (e, ) and other in (,  + e)
(c) two real roots in (  e,  + e)
(d) no real root
8. Consider the quadratic equation x2  2px + p2  1 = 0; where p is parameter, then
(a) both the roots of the equation are less than 4 if p  ( , 3)
(b) both the roots of the equation are greater than 2 if p  ( , 1)
(c) exactly one root of the equation lies in interval (2, 4), if p ( 1, 3)

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(d) 1 lies between the roots of the equation if p (0, 2)
9. The equation (x2 – 6x + 8) + (x2 – 4x + 3) = 0;  R, has
(a) real and unequal roots for all  (b) real roots for  < 0
(c) real roots for  > 0 (d) real and unequal roots for  = 0
10. The real values of , for which the equation, 3x3 + x2  7x +  = 0 has two distinct roots in [0, 1] lie
in the interval(s)
(a) (2, 0) (b) [0, 1] (c) [1, 2] (d) ( , )
11. If a, b, c are odd integers, then the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, if real, cannot be
(a) integers (b) rational numbers (c) irrational (d) equal
12. Let f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + x + d has local extrema at x =  and  such that  < 0 and f(a) × f(b) > 0, then
the equation f(x) = 0
(a) has 3 distinct real roots
(b) has only one real root, which is positive if a f(a) < 0
(c) has only one real root, which is negative if a f(b) > 0
(d) has 3 equal roots
13. If roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a  0 and coefficients are real, are non real complex and a + c < b,
then
(a) 4a + c > 2b (b) 4a + c < 2b (c) a + 4c > 2b (d) a + 4c < 2b
3 4 5
14. Let f (x)    , then f(x) = 0 has
x  2 x 3 x  4
(a) exactly one real root in (2, 3) (b) exactly one real root in (3, 4)
(c) at least one real root in (2, 3) (d) none of these
2 2
15. All solutions of the equations x + y  8x  8y = 20 and xy + 4x + 4y = 40 satisfy the following
equation(s)
(a) x + y = 10 (b) |x + y| = 10 (c) |x  y| = 10 (d) x + y = 10

16. If n is an even number and ,  are the roots of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0 and is a root of the

equation xn + 1 + (x + 1)n = 0 ; and f(x) = x2n + anxn + bn, then which of the following is/are
necessarily true ?
(a) f(n) = 0 (b) f() = 0 (c) f() = 0 (d) f( n) = 0
17. Which of the following is correct for the quadratic equation x2 + 2(a  1)x + a + 5 = 0 ?
(a) the equation has positive roots, if a (5, 1)
(b) the equation has roots of opposite sign, if a ( , 5)
(c) the equation has negative roots, if a  [4, )
(d) none of these

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x 2  ax  3
18. If , takes all real values for possible real values of x, then
x2  x  a
1 1
(a) 4a3 + 39  0 (b) 4a3 + 39 < 0 (c) a (d) a
4 4
19. If each pair of the following equations x2 + px + qr = 0, x2 + qx + pr = 0 and x2 + rx + pq = 0 has a
common root, then product of the three common roots is
(a) 2pqr (b) pqr (c)  pqr (d) none of these
20. If a, b, c, d are four non-zero real numbers such that (d + a  b)2 + (d + b  c)2 = 0 and roots of the
equation a(b  c)x2 + b(c  a)x + c(a  b) = 0 are real and equal, then
(a) a+b+c0 (b) a, b, c are in H.P.
(c) a, b, c are in A.P. (d) a, b, c are in G.P.

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EXERCISE-3
Matrix Match Type
1. Match the following:

List – I List – II

(a). If , ,  are the roots of the equation, (i) 3/2

3 2
x + 3x + x + 2 = 0, then
(1 - 2) (1 - 2) (1 - 2) is equal to
(b). If the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation x2 – (ii) 1
(cos 2 – 2)x – (1 + cos 2) = 0 is least then tan  is
equal to

(c). If , ,  be the roots of x3 + a3 = 0 (a  R), then number (iii) 0

2 2
 
of equation(s) which roots are   and   is
 
(d). If exactly one of the roots of the equation (iv) –21
2
x + (a + 3)x + a = 0 lies in [1, 3] then the minimum
1 a2
value of is
a
2. Match the following for the equation x2 + a |x| + 1 = 0, where a is a parameter.

Colum I Column II
a. No real roots p. a < –2
b. Two real roots q. 
c. Three real roots r. a = –2
d. Four distinct real roots s. a  0
3.

Colum I Column II
a. one root is positive and the other is negative for the equation p. 0
(m – 2)x2 – (8 – 2m)x – (8 – 3m) = 0
b. exactly one root of equation x2 – m(2x – 8) – 15 = 0 lies in q. infinite
interval (0, 1)
c. the equation x2 + 2(m + 1)x + 9m – 5 = 0 has both roots r. 1
negative
d. the equation x2 + 2(m – 1)x + m + 5 = 0 has both roots lying s. 2
on either sides of 1

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4.

Column I Column II
(a) Q1 (x) = x2 – mx + 1 is negative for values of x in (1, 2), if m (p) (–3/2, 1/2)
lies in the interval
(b) Q2 (x) = x2 + 2 (m – 1) x + m + 5 is positive for all x if m lies (q) (5/2, )
in the interval

2x  1 (r) (1/2, 5/2)

(c) If is positive, then x lies in the interval
2 x 3  3x 2  x
(d) The interval of x for which x12 – x9 + x4 – x + 1 > 0 (s) (–, –3/2)

Numerical Type
5 13
1. Let P(x)   6x  9x 2 and Q(y)  4y 2  4y  . if there exist unique pair of real numbers (x, y)
3 12
such that P(x) Q(y) = 20 then the value of (6x + 10y) is .
2. Let P(x) = x3 – 8x2 + cx –d be a polynomial with real coefficients and with all its roots being distinct
positive integers. Then number of possible of ‘c’ is,
3. If the equation 2x2 + 4xy + 7y2 – 12x – 2y + t = 0 where ‘t’ is a parameter has exactly one real
solutions of the form (x, y). Then the sum of (x + y) is equal to
4. Given  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – 4x + k = 0 (k  0). If , 2 + 2,
3 + 3 are in geometric progression, then the value of 7k/2 equals.
5. If the equation x2 + 2( + 1)x + 2 +  + 7 = 0 has only negative roots, then the least value of 
equals.
3x  mx  n
6. f: R  R, f (x)  . If the range of this function is [–4, 3), then find the value of |m + n|
x2  1
7. Let x2 + y2 + xy + 1  a (x + y)  x, y  R, then the number of possible integers (s) in the range of a
is.
8. If the cubic 2x3 – 9x2 + 12x + k = 0 has two equal roots then maximum value of |k| is
9. If equation x4 – (3m + 2)x2 + m2 = 0 (m > 0) has four real solutions which are in A.P. then the value
of ‘m’ is:
10. Let  and  be the solutions of the quadratic equations x2 – 1154x + 1 = 0, then the value of
4
  4  is equal to.

Linked Comprehension Type

Comprehension # 1
If af() < 0, is the necessary and sufficient condition for a particular real number  to lie between the roots
of a quadratic equation f(x) = 0, where f(x) = ax2 + bx + c. Again if f (1) f (2) < 0, then exaxtly one of the
roots will lie between 1 and 2

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1. If |b| > |a + c|, then
(a) one root of f(x) = 0 is positive, the other is negative
(b) exactly one of the roots of f(x) = 0 lies in (–1, 1)
(c) 1 lies between the roots of f(x) = 0
(d) both the roots of f(x) = 0 are less than 1
2. If a(a + b + c) < 0 < (a + b + c)c, then
(a) one roots is less than 0, the other is greater than 1
(b) exactly one of the roots lies in (0, 1)
(c) both the roots lie in (0, 1)
(d) at least one of the roots lies in (0, 1)
3. If (a + b + c)c < 0 < a(a + b + c), then
(a) one root is less than 0, the other is greater than 1
(b) one root is lies in (– , 0) and other in (0, 1)
(c) both the roots lie in (0, 1)
(d) one root lies in (0, 1) and other in (1, )
Comprehension # 2
If f(x) = (x – )n g(x), then f() = f() = f() = …= fn – 1() = 0 where f(x) and g(x) are polynomials. For
a polynomial f(x) with rational coefficients, answer the following questions.

1. If f(x) is of degree 4 and touches x-axis at  

3, 0 , then

(a) sum of the roots of f(x) is non zero

(b) product of the roots of f(x) is 9

(c) sum of the product of the roots taken three at time is 12 3

(d) none of these
2. If f(x) touches x-axis at only one point, then the point of touching is
(a) always a rational number (b) may or may not be a rational number
(c) never a rational number (d) none of these

3. If f(x) is of degree 3 and touches x-axis, then

(a) all the roots are irrational (b) only one root is rational
(c) all the roots of f(x) are rational (d) both (a) and (b) may be possible
Comprehension # 3
Consider the expression g(x) = sin2x – (b + 1) sinx + 3(b – 2) where b is a real parameter.
1. Number of integral values of b for which the equation g(x) = 0 has exactly one root in the interval
[0, ] are

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(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
2. If the equation g(x)=0 have two distinct roots in (0,) then b lie in the interval
(a) (0, 3) (b) (1, 3) (c) (2, 3) (d) (0, 2)
3. If g(x) is non-negative for all real x, then b lie in the interval
(a) [1, ) (b) [–, ) (c) [–1, 1) (d) [3, )
Comprehension # 4
In the given figure vertices of ABC lie on y = f(x) = ax2 + bx + c. The ABC is right angled isosceles
triangle whose hypotenuous AC = 4 2 units, then
Y
y = f(x)
= ax2 + bx + c

A O C X

1. y = f(x) is given by
x2 x2
(a) y= –2 2 (b) y= –2 (c) y = x2 – 8 (d) y = x2 – 2 2
2 2 2

2. Minimum value of y = f(x) is

(a) 2 2 (b) –2 2 (c) 2 (d) –8
k
3. Number of integral value of k for which lies between the roots of f(x) = 0, is
2
(a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12

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EXERCISE-4
Previous Years JEE Mains Questions
MCQs with One Correct Answer Type
1. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the roots of the quadratic equation, 𝑥 + 𝑥sin 𝜃 − 2sin 𝜃 = 0, 𝜃 ∈ 0, , then

( )(
is equal to
)

(a) (c) (b) (d)

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

2. Let 𝑝, 𝑞 ∈ 𝐑. If 2 − √3 is a root of the quadratic equation, 𝑥 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0, then

(a) 𝑞 − 4𝑝 − 16 = 0 (b) 𝑝 − 4𝑞 − 12 = 0
(c) 𝑝 − 4𝑞 + 12 = 0 (d) 𝑞 + 4𝑝 + 14 = 0
3. If 𝑚 is chosen in the quadratic equation (𝑚 + 1)𝑥 − 3𝑥 + (𝑚 + 1) = 0 such that the sum of its
roots is greatest, then the absolute difference of the cubes of its roots is
(a) 10√5 (b) 8√5 (c) 8√3 (d) 4√3
4. The number of integral values of 𝑚 for which the quadratic expression, (1 + 2𝑚)𝑥 − 2(1 + 3𝑚)
𝑥 + 4(1 + 𝑚), 𝑥 ∈ 𝑅, is always positive, is
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 3
5. If 𝜆 be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic equation in 𝑥, 3𝑚 𝑥 + 𝑚(𝑚 − 4)𝑥 + 2 = 0, then the
least value of 𝑚 for which 𝜆 + = 1, is

(a) −2 + √2 (b) 4 − 2√3 (c) 4 − 3√2 (d) 2 − √3

6. If one real root of the quadratic equation 81𝑥 + 𝑘𝑥 + 256 = 0 is cube of the other root, then a value
of 𝑘 is
(a) 100 (b) 144 (c) −81 (d) −300
7. If 5,5𝑟, 5𝑟 are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, then 𝑟 cannot be equal to
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8. The number of all possible positive integral values of 𝛼 for which the roots of the quadratic equation,
6𝑥 − 11𝑥 + 𝛼 = 0 are rational numbers is
(a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
9. Let 𝑆 = {𝑥 ∈ 𝐑: 𝑥 ≥ 0 and 2|√𝑥 − 3| + √𝑥(√𝑥 − 6) + 6 = 0.
Then, 𝑆
(a) is an empty set (b) contains exactly one element
(c) contains exactly two elements (d) contains exactly four elements
10. For a positive integer 𝑛 , if 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
11. The sum of all real values of 𝑥 satisfying the equation (𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 5) = 1 is
(a) 3 (b) −4 (c) 6 (d) 5

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12. Let 𝛼 and 𝛽 be the roots of equation 𝑥 − 6𝑥 − 2 = 0. If 𝑎 = 𝛼 − 𝛽 , for 𝑛 ≥ 1, then the value of
is

(a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 3 (d) −3

13. If 𝛼, 𝛽 and 𝛾 are three consecutive terms of a non-constant GP such that the equations 𝛼𝑥 + 2𝛽𝑥 +
𝛾 = 0 and 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 1 = 0 have a common root, then, 𝛼(𝛽 + 𝛾) is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 𝛼𝛽 (c) 𝛼𝛾 (d) 𝛽𝛾
14. If the equations 𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 3 = 0 and 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 , 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 ∈ 𝑅 have a common root, then
𝑎: 𝑏: 𝑐 is
(a) 1: 2: 3 (b) 3: 2: 1 (c) 1: 3: 2 (d) 3: 1: 2
15. Let 𝑃(4, −4) and 𝑄(9,6) be two points on the parabola, 𝑦 = 4𝑥 and let 𝑋 be any point on the arc
𝑃𝑂𝑄 of this parabola, where 𝑂 is the vertex of this parabola, such that the area of △ 𝑃𝑋𝑄 is
maximum. Then, this maximum area (in sq units) is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16. Consider the quadratic equation, (𝑐 − 5)𝑥 − 2𝑐𝑥 + (𝑐 − 4) = 0, 𝑐 ≠ 5 . Let 𝑆 be the set of all
integral values of 𝑐 for which one root of the equation lies in the interval (0,2) and its other root lies
in the interval (2,3). Then, the number of elements in 𝑆 is
(a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 18
17. If both the roots of the quadratic equation 𝑥 − 𝑚𝑥 + 4 = 0 are real and distinct and they lie in the
interval [1,5] then 𝑚 lies in the interval
(a) (4,5) (b) (–5, –4) (c) (5,6) (d) (3,4)
18. If 𝑎 ∈ 𝑅 and the equation −3(𝑥 − [𝑥]) + 2(𝑥 − [𝑥]) +𝑎 = 0 (where, [𝑥] denotes the greatest
integer ≤ 𝑥 ) has no integral solution, then all possible values of 𝑎 lie in the interval
(a) (−1,0) ∪ (0,1) (b) (1,2)
(c) (−2, −1) (d) (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞)
19. The number of real roots of the equation 5 + 12 − 1 ∣= 2 (2 − 2) is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
20. All the pairs (𝑥, 𝑦) that satisfy the inequality 2√ ⋅ ≤ 1 also satisfy the equation
(a) 2|sin 𝑥| = 3sin 𝑦 (c) sin 𝑥 = 2sin 𝑦 (b) sin 𝑥 = |sin 𝑦| (d) 2sin 𝑥 = sin 𝑦

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EXERCISE-5
Previous Years JEE Advance Questions
MCQ with One Correct Answer Type
1. Let − < 𝜃 < − . Suppose 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 − 2𝑥sec 𝜃 + 1 = 0, and 𝛼
and 𝛽 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 + 2𝑥tan 𝜃 − 1 = 0. If 𝛼 > 𝛽 and 𝛼 > 𝛽 , then 𝛼 + 𝛽
equals
(a) 2(sec 𝜃 − tan 𝜃) (b) 2sec 𝜃 (c) −2tan 𝜃 (d) 0
2. In 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
3. Let 𝛼 and 𝛽 be the roots of 𝑥 − 6𝑥 − 2 = 0, with 𝛼 > 𝛽. If 𝑎 = 𝛼 − 𝛽 for 𝑛 ≥ 1, then the value
of is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

4. Let 𝑝 and 𝑞 be real numbers such that 𝑝 ≠ 0, 𝑝 ≠ 𝑞 and 𝑝 ≠ −𝑞. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are non-zero complex
numbers satisfying 𝛼 + 𝛽 = −𝑝 and 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 𝑞, then a quadratic equation having and as its
roots is
(a) (𝑝 + 𝑞)𝑥 − (𝑝 + 2𝑞)𝑥 + (𝑝 + 𝑞) = 0
(b) (𝑝 + 𝑞)𝑥 − (𝑝 − 2𝑞)𝑥 + (𝑝 + 𝑞) = 0
(c) (𝑝 − 𝑞)𝑥 − (5𝑝 − 2𝑞)𝑥 + (𝑝 − 𝑞) = 0
(d) (𝑝 − 𝑞)𝑥 − (5𝑝 + 2𝑞)𝑥 + (𝑝 − 𝑞) = 0
5. Let 𝛼, 𝛽 be the roots of the equation 𝑥 − 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑟 = 0 and , 2𝛽 be the roots of the equation
𝑥 − 𝑞𝑥 + 𝑟 = 0. Then, the value of 𝑟 is
(a) (𝑝 − 𝑞)(2𝑞 − 𝑝) (b) (𝑞 − 𝑝)(2𝑝 − 𝑞)

(c) (𝑞 − 2𝑝)(2𝑞 − 𝑝) (d) (2𝑝 − 𝑞)(2𝑞 − 𝑝)

6. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are the sides of a triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 such that 𝑥 − 2(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)𝑥 + 3𝜆(𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎) = 0 has
real roots, then
(a) 𝜆< (b) 𝜆> (c) 𝜆∈ , (d) 𝜆∈ ,
7. If one root is square of the other root of the equation 𝑥 + 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0, then the relation between 𝑝
and 𝑞 is
(a) 𝑝 − 𝑞(3𝑝 − 1) + 𝑞 = 0 (b) 𝑝 − 𝑞(3𝑝 + 1) + 𝑞 = 0
(c) 𝑝 + 𝑞(3𝑝 − 1) + 𝑞 = 0 (d) 𝑝 + 𝑞(3𝑝 + 1) + 𝑞 = 0
8. The set of all real numbers 𝑥 for which 𝑥 − |𝑥 + 2| + 𝑥 > 0 is
(a) (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞) (b) (−∞, −√2) ∪ (√2, ∞)
(c) (−∞, −1) ∪ (1, ∞) (d) (√2, ∞)

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9. For the equation 3𝑥 + 𝑝𝑥 + 3 = 0, 𝑝 > 0, if one of the root is square of the other, then 𝑝 is equal to
(a) 1/3 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2/3
10. If 𝛼 and 𝛽(𝛼 < 𝛽) are the roots of the equation 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, where 𝑐 < 0 < 𝑏, then
(a) 0<𝛼<𝛽 (b) 𝛼 < 0 < 𝛽 < |𝛼|
(c) 𝛼<𝛽<0 (d) 𝛼 < 0 < |𝛼| < 𝛽
11. The equation √𝑥 + 1 − √𝑥 − 1 = √4𝑥 − 1 has
(a) no solution (b) one solution
(c) two solutions (d) more than two solutions
12. The equation 𝑥 − =1− has
(a) no root (b) one root
(c) two equal roots (d) infinitely many roots
( )( )
13. For real 𝑥, the function will assume all real values provided
( )
(a) 𝑎>𝑏>𝑐 (b) 𝑎<𝑏<𝑐 (c) 𝑎>𝑐<𝑏 (d) 𝑎≤𝑐≤𝑏
14. Both the roots of the equation
(𝑥 − 𝑏)(𝑥 − 𝑐) + (𝑥 − 𝑎)(𝑥 − 𝑐) + (𝑥 − 𝑎)(𝑥 − 𝑏) = 0
are always
(a) positive (b) negative
(c) real (d) None of the above
15. Let 𝑎 > 0, 𝑏 > 0 and 𝑐 > 0. Then, both the roots of the equation 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0
(a) are real and negative (b) have negative real parts
(c) have positive real parts (d) None of the above
16. Let 𝛼, 𝛽 be the roots of the equation, (𝑥 − 𝑎)(𝑥 − 𝑏) = 𝑐, 𝑐 ≠ 0. Then the roots of the equation
(𝑥 − 𝛼)(𝑥 − 𝛽) + 𝑐 = 0 are
(a) 𝑎, 𝑐 (b) 𝑏, 𝑐 (c) 𝑎, 𝑏 (d) 𝑎 + 𝑐, 𝑏 + 𝑐
17. If the roots of the equation 𝑥 − 2𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎 + 𝑎 − 3 = 0 are real and less than 3 , then
(a) 𝑎<2 (b) 2≤𝑎≤3 (c) 3<𝑎≤4 (d) 𝑎>4
18. Let 𝑓(𝑥) be a quadratic expression which is positive for all real values of 𝑥 . If 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑓(𝑥) +
𝑓 (𝑥) + 𝑓 (𝑥), then for any real 𝑥
(a) 𝑔(𝑥) < 0 (b) 𝑔(𝑥) > 0 (c) 𝑔(𝑥) = 0 (d) 𝑔(𝑥) ≥ 0
19. Let 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 be real numbers, 𝑎 ≠ 0. If 𝛼 is a root of 𝑎 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝛽 is the root of 𝑎 𝑥 − 𝑏𝑥 −
𝑐 = 0 and 0 < 𝛼 < 𝛽, then the equation 𝑎 𝑥 + 2𝑏𝑥 + 2𝑐 = 0 has a root 𝛾 that always satisfies
(a) 𝛾= (b) 𝛾=𝛼+ (c) 𝛾=𝛼 (d) 𝛼<𝛾<𝛽
20. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0, then the quadratic equation 3𝑎𝑥 + 2𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 has
(a) at least one root in (0,1)
(b) one root in (2,3) and the other in (−2, −1)
(c) imaginary roots
(d) None of the above

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21. The largest interval for which 𝑥 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 𝑥 + 1 > 0 is
(a) −4 < 𝑥 ≤ 0 (b) 0 < 𝑥 < 1 (c) −100 < 𝑥 < 100 (d) −∞ < 𝑥 < ∞

MCQ with One or More Correct Answer(s) Type

1. Let 𝑆 be the set of all non-zero real numbers 𝛼 such that the quadratic equation 𝛼𝑥 − 𝑥 + 𝛼 = 0 has
two distinct real roots 𝑥 and 𝑥 satisfying the inequality |𝑥 − 𝑥 | < 1. Which of the following
interval(s) is/are a subset of 𝑆 ?
(a) − ,− (b) − ,0 (c) 0, (d) ,
√ √ √ √

2. Let 𝑎 ∈ 𝑅 and 𝑓: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be given by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 𝑎. Then,

(a) 𝑓(𝑥) has three real roots, if 𝑎 > 4 (b) 𝑓(𝑥) has only one real root, if 𝑎 > 4
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) has three real roots, if 𝑎 < −4 (d) 𝑓(𝑥) has three real roots, if −4 < 𝑎 < 4
Numerical Type
1. If 𝑥 − 10𝑎𝑥 − 11𝑏 = 0 have roots 𝑐 and d. 𝑥 − 10𝑐𝑥 − 11𝑑 = 0 have roots 𝑎 and 𝑏, then find
𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑑.
2. The sum of all the real roots of the equation |𝑥 − 2| + |𝑥 − 2| − 2 = 0 is
3. If the products of the roots of the equation 𝑥 − 3𝑘𝑥 + 2𝑒 − 1 = 0 is 7 , then the roots are real
for 𝑘 =
4. The coefficient of 𝑥 in the polynomial (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 − 2) … (𝑥 − 100) is
5. If the quadratic equations 𝑥 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 = 0 and 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎 = 0 (𝑎 ≠ 𝑏) have a common root, then
the numerical value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 is
6. The smallest value of 𝑘, for which both the roots of the equation 𝑥 − 8𝑘𝑥 + 16(𝑘 − 𝑘 + 1) = 0
are real, distinct and have values atleast 4, is

Linked Comprehension Type

Let 𝑝, 𝑞 be integers and let 𝛼, 𝛽 be the roots of the equation, 𝑥 − 𝑥 − 1 = 0 where 𝛼 ≠ 𝛽 . For
𝑛 = 0,1,2, … …, let 𝑎 = 𝑝𝛼 + 𝑞𝛽
FACT : If 𝑎 and 𝑏 are rational numbers and 𝑎 + 𝑏√5 = 0, then 𝑎 = 0 = 𝑏
1. 𝑎 =
(a) 𝑎 + 2𝑎 (b) 2𝑎 +𝑎 (c) 𝑎 −𝑎 (d) 𝑎 +𝑎
2. If 𝑎 = 28, then 𝑝 + 2𝑞 =
(a) 14 (b) 7 (c) 21 (d) 12

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ANSWER KEY

Exercise-1
MCQ with One Correct Answer Type
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a)
6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (c)
16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (d)
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (c)
26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (c)
31. (c) 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (a)
36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (d) 40. (a)

Exercise-2
MCQ One or More Correct Answer(s) Type
1. (b, d) 2. (a, b, d) 3. (b, c) 4. (a, b, c) 5. (a, b, d)
6. (a, b, c, d) 7. (b, c) 8. (a, d) 9. (a, b, c, d) 10. (a, b)
11. (a, b, d) 12. (b, c) 13. (b, d) 14. (a, b) 15. (a, b, d)
16. (b, c) 17. (a, b, c) 18. (b, c) 19. (b, c) 20. (a, b, c, d)

Exercise-3
Matrix Match Type
1. (a) (iv) (b) (iii) (c) (ii) (d) (i)
2. (a) (s) (b) (r) (c) (q) (d) (p)
3. (a) (r) (b) (r) (c) (q) (d) ( p)
4. (a q) (b r) (c q, r, s) (d) p, q, r, s)

Numerical Type
1. 3 2. 2 3. 3 4. 8 5. 6
6. 4 7. 3 8. 5 9. 6 10. 6

Linked Comprehension Type Questions

Comprehension # 1
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b)

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Comprehension # 2
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c)

Comprehension # 3
1. (b) 2. (a,b,c) 3. (a,d)

Comprehension # 4
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c)

Exercise-4
Previous Years JEE Mains Questions
MCQ with One Correct Answer Type
1. (a) 3. (b) 5. (c) 7. (b) 9. (c)
10. (d) 12. (c) 14. (a) 15. (d) 17. (a)
18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (b)

Exercise-5
Previous Years JEE Advance Questions
MCQ with One Correct Answer Type
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 6. (a) 7. (a)
9. (c) 11. (a) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c)
17. (a) 19. (d) 20. (a) 21. (d)

MCQ with One or More Correct Answer(s) Type

1. (a,d) 2. (b,d)
Numerical Type
1. (1210) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (–5050) 5. (–1) 6. (2)

Linked Comprehension Type

1. (d) 2. (d)

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