Quadratic Equations and Inequations 177

12. The solution set of the equation is

[Pb. CET 2003]
(a) {– 2, 4} (b) {4}
(c) {0, – 2, 4} (d) None of these
13. Let one root of where are
integers be , then the other root is
Solution of quadratic equations [MNR 1982]
and Nature of roots (a) (b) 3
1. The roots of the equation (c) (d) None of these
are 14. The number of real solutions of the equation
– are [IIT 1982, 89; MP PET
(a) (b) a, 2a
1997;
DCE 2002; AMU 2000; UPSEAT 1999; AIEEE 2003]
(c) (d) None of these (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
2. The roots of the equation are 15. The number of real roots of the equation
are
(a) (b)
[IIT 1982; Pb. CET 2000]
(c) (d) None of these (a) 1 (b) 2
3. The roots of the equation are (c) Infinite (d) None
(a) (b) 16. The number of real solutions of the equation | + 4x
(c) (d) + 3| + 2x + 5 = 0 are [IIT 1988]
(a) 1 (b) 2
4. The roots of the equation are
(c) 3 (d) 4
[UPSEAT 2004]
17. The roots of the given equation
(a) 1, 4 (b)
are
(c) (d) 1, 8 [RPET 1986; MP PET 1999; Pb. CET 2004]
5. If then
[MNR 1985] (a) (b)
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) None of these (c) (d)
6. The number of roots of the quadratic equation
is 18. If a root of the equation is 4, while
[Pb. CET 1989, 94] the roots of the equation are same,
(a) Infinite (b) 1
then the value of will be [RPET 1991; AIEEE
(c) 2 (d) 0
2004]
7. The roots of the equation are (a) 4 (b) 4/49
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 49/4 (d) None of these
(c) 0, 1 (d) None
8. The number which exceeds its positive square root 19. How many roots the equation
by 12 is
(a) 9 (b) 16 have
(c) 25 (d) None of these [IIT 1984; UPSEAT 1999; Pb. CET 2003]
(a) One (b) Two
9. The roots of the equation =0 are
(c) Infinite (d) None
(a) 1, 2 (b) 0, 2
(c) 0, 1 (d) 1, 3 20. The solution of the equation will be [MNR
10. If then
1983]
[BIT Ranchi 1992]
(a) {125} (b) {8} (a) 2, –1 (b) 0, –1,
(c) (d) {125, 8}
11. If , then (c) (d) None of these
[BIT Ranchi 1992]
(a) {3, 4} (b) {3, –3}
(c) {3, 4, –3, –4} (d) {–3, –3}
 178 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
21. If the product of the roots of the equation
is , then the value of 31. If and
will be then [EAMCET 1994]
(a) –1 (b) 1
(a) 2 (b) 65/8
(c) 2 (d) –2
(c) 37/6 (d) None of these
22. If ,then x is
32. The value of is
equal to
[Karnataka CET 2001]
(a) 2 (b) 3
(a) –1 (b) 1
(c) 6 (d) 5
(c) 2 (d) 3
33. The value of x in the given equation
23. The value of is
is

(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d) None of these
24. The roots of the equation are
(c) (d)
given by
34. The equation has [Kurukshetra
(a) (b)
CEE 1998]
(a) Only one real root
(c) (d) (b) At least two real roots
(c) Exactly two real roots
25. Let and be the roots of the equation (d) Infinitely many real roots
The equation whose roots are
35. The equation has
is [IIT 1997 Cancelled]
[IIT Screening 1994] (a) No solution (b) One solution
(a) (b) (c) Two solutions (d) More than two
solutions
(c) (d)
36. The equation can be
26. If , then x =
written as
(a) 6 (b) –1 [Kurukshetra CEE 1998; MP PET 1989]
(c) 6 or –1 (d) None of these
(a) (b)
27. If are distinct roots of the equation
(c) (d)
then
37. If then [Pb. CET
(a) (b)
1999]
(c) (d) (a) x is an irrational number (b)
28. The number of roots of the equation (c) (d) None of these
is
38. The real roots of the equation are
[MNR 1995]
[UPSEAT 1993, 99; Orissa JEE 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) – 1, 4 (b) 1, 4
(c) 3 (d) 4
(c) – 4, 4 (d) None of these
39. A real root of the equation
29. The number of solutions of
is
is [AMU 1999]
(a) 2 (b) 3 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) None of these (c) 3 (d) 4
40. [EAMCET 2000]
30. If then
(a) { – 1, 2} (b) {1, 2}
[EAMCET 1994] (c) { – 1, – 2} (d) {1, – 2}
(a) 4 (b) 6 41. The number of solutions of
(c) 3 (d) 2
[IIT Screening 2001]
 Quadratic Equations and Inequations 179
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) Real (d) Imaginary
(c) 2 (d) 0 52. If the roots of the equations
42. The roots of are [UPSEAT and be real, then
2003]
(a) 0, 4 (b) –1, 3 (a) (b)
(c) 4, 2 (d) 5, 1 (c) (d)
43. The solution of equation
53. If the roots of the equation be real,
+ + is then the roots of the equation
will be
[MP PET 2004]
(a) Rational (b) Irrational
(a) (b) (c) Real (d) Imaginary

(c) (d) 54. If one of the roots of the equation

and is coincident, then the
44. The number of solutions for the equation
numerical value of is [IIT 1986;
is RPET 1992; EAMCET 2002]
[Karnataka CET 2004] (a) 0 (b) – 1
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
(c) 2 (d) 1
45. If the roots of the given equation 55. The equation has [IIT
be equal, then 1989]
(a) At least one real solution
(a) (b) (b) Exactly three real solutions
(c) (d) (c) Exactly one irrational solution
(d) All the above
46. If and
56. If then both the roots of the
where , then has at least equation
[IIT 1985; Pb. CET 2003; AMU 2005] (a) Are real and negative(b) Have negative real
(a) Four real roots (b) Two real roots parts
(c) Four imaginary roots (d) None of these (c) Are rational numbers (d) None of these
47. Both the roots of the given equation
57. The value of for which has
equal and real roots are [BIT Ranchi 1990]
are
(a) –9 and –7 (b) 9 and 7
always
(c) –9 and 7 (d) 9 and –7
[MNR 1986; IIT 1980; Kurukshetra CEE 1998; RPET 2002]
(a) Positive (b) Negative 58. The roots of the quadratic equation
(c) Real (d) Imaginary , are
48. If the roots of the given equation [IIT 1983]
be equal in magnitude (a) Irrational (b) Rational
(c) Imaginary (d) None of these
but opposite in sign, then =
59. If are real and , then the roots of the
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 2/3 equation are
[IIT 1979; RPET 1983]
49. If the roots of the equation
(a) Complex (b) Real and distinct
+ be real and equal, (c) Real and equal (d) None of these
then will be in 60. If the roots of the equation
(a) A.P. (b) G.P. are real, then [RPET 1987,
(c) H.P. (d) None of these 97; MP PET 1999]
50. If , then the roots of the equation (a) (b)
are (c) (d)
(a) Equal (b) Imaginary 61. The roots of the equation are
(c) Real (d) None of these [RPET 1986]
51. The roots of the given equation (a) Real and unequal (b) Rational and equal
are (c) Irrational and equal (d) Irrational and
unequal
(a) Rational (b) Irrational
 180 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
62. If the roots of the given equation 72. If , then at least one of the
are real, then
equations and
[IIT 1990; RPET 1995]
has
(a) (b) (a) Real roots (b) Purely imaginary
roots
(c) (d) (c) Imaginary roots (d) None of these
73. The value of for which the quadratic equation,
63. If has two rational factors,
then the value of m will be has real and equal roots
[RPET 1990] are
[BIT Ranchi 1993]
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d) 6, 2
(c) (d) None of these
64. If a and b are the odd integers, then the roots of
the equation will 74. The expression has always the
be same sign as c if
[Pb. CET 1988] (a) (b)
(a) Rational (b) Irrational
(c) (d)
(c) Non-real (d) Equal
75. The value of m for which the equation
65. Roots of are real and distinct if
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
has roots equal in magnitude but opposite in sign
66. Roots of the equations , is
are
(a) (b) 0
(a) Reciprocal and of same sign
(b) Reciprocal and of opposite sign
(c) Equal in product (c) (d)
(d) None of these
67. If , then both the 76. The roots of the equation
roots of the equation are are equal,
(a) Rational (b) Non-real then
(c) Irrational (d) Zero [MP PET 1996]
68. If , then roots of the equation (a) (b)

(c) (d)
are
(a) Rational (b) Non-real 77. For what values of k will the equation
(c) Irrational (d) Equal have equal roots
69. The expression has the positive value [MP PET 1997]
if
[Roorkee 1995] (a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d) (c) (d)
70. If the roots of are equal, then
78. If the roots of equation are real,
absolute value of p is [MP PET 1995]
(a) 144 (b) 12 then
[MP PET 1999]
(c) (d)
(a) (b)
71. The condition for the roots of the equation,
(c) (d)
to be
equal is 79. Let . The number of equations
[TS Rajendra 1982] of the form having real roots is
(a) (b) [IIT Screening 1994]
(c) (d) None of these (a) 15 (b) 9
(c) 7 (d) 8
80. For what value of k will the equation
 Quadratic Equations and Inequations 181

have equal roots 1. If one root of is reciprocal of the

[Karnataka CET 1998] other, then = [MNR 1980, 1983]
(a) 5 (b) 9 (a) 0 (b) 5
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) 0 (c) 1/6 (d) 6
81. The value of k for which the equation
2. If and are the roots of the equation
has both real, distinct
and negative is [Orissa JEE 2002] , then =
(a) 0 (b) 2 [MNR 1981; RPET 1990]
(c) 3 (d) – 4
82. If then the roots of the (a) (b)
equation are
[DCE 2002] (c) (d)
(a) Complex
(b) Real and unequal 3. If the product of the roots of the equation
(c) Real and equal be 2, then the
(d) One real and one imaginary sum of roots is
(a) 1 (b) –1
83. If the equation has
(c) 2 (d) –2
equal roots, then l, m and n satisfy
4. If the roots of the equation be
[DCE 2002]
and , then the roots of the equation
(a) (b)
are
(c) (d)
[MNR 1988; RPET 2003]
84. The least integer k which makes the roots of the
equation imaginary is (a) (b)
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) (d) None of these
(c) 6 (d) 7
85. The roots of are equal, then the 5. If are the roots of the equation
value of p is then the equation whose roots are
[MP PET 2003]
and , is
(a) (b)
[RPET 1991]
(a)
(c) (d)
(b)

86. is a perfect square (c)

for how many values of k (d) None of these
[Orissa JEE 2004] 6. If a root of the equation be
(a) 2 (b) 0 reciprocal of a root of the equation then
(c) 1 (d) 3 , then
87. If are in G.P., then roots of [IIT 1968]
are always (a)
[Orissa JEE 2005] (b)
(a) Real (b) Imaginary
(c)
(c) Greater than 1 (d) Equal
(d) None of these
88. The values of 'a' and 'b' for which equation
7. If and be the roots of the equation
have four real roots [DCE
2005] , then the equation
(a) – 6, – 4 (b) – 6, 5 whose roots are and is
(c) – 6, 4 (d) 6, – 4
(a)
(b)
Relation between roots and coefficients
(c)
(d) None of these
 182 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
8. If is a root of the equation ,
17. If the roots of the equation be
where p and q are real, then =
[IIT 1981; MP PET 1997, 2004] equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then
(a) (b) =
(c) (4, 7) (d) (a) 0 (b) 1
9. If the sum of the roots of the equation (c) 2 (d) None of these
be equal to their product, then 18. If be the roots of the equation

, then the equation whose roots are and is

(a) 4 (b)
(c) 6 (d) None of these
(a) (b)
10. If and are the roots of the equation
and , then (c) (d)
(a) –8 (b) –16 19. If are the roots of and are
(c) 16 (d) 8
the roots of ,then =
11. If and are the roots of the equation
[IIT 1978; DCE 2000]
, then the equation whose roots
(a)
are and is
(b)
(a) (b)
(c)
(c) (d)
(d) None of these
12. If and are the roots of the equation 20. If be the roots of and be
then the roots of , then the value of
(a) b (b) – b
is
(c) (d)
(a)
13. If be the roots of the equation
, then = (b)

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)

(c) m (d) (d)
14. If the ratio of the roots of the equation
21. If one root of be square of the
be , then
other, then the value of is
[Pb. CET 1994]
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) 0 (d) None of these
22. The quadratic in , such that A.M. of its roots is
(c) (d) None of these and G.M. is G, is [IIT 1968, 1974]
15. If are the roots of the equation (a) (b)
(c) (d) None of these
, then
23. If are the roots of

(a) (b) then the roots of shall be

[IIT 1992; MP PET 2000; DCE 2000]
(a) a, c (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
16. If the sum of the roots of the equation 24. If the difference of the roots of be
be equal to the sum of their 2, then the value of p is [Roorkee 1992]
squares, then (a) (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) (d) 25. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
is equal to the sum of the squares
of their reciprocals, then are in
[AIEEE 2003; DCE 2000]
 Quadratic Equations and Inequations 183
(a) A.P. (b) G.P. 33. If the roots of the equation are
(c) H.P. (d) None of these
and the roots of the equation are
26. If and are roots of , then
then is equal to [RPET 1987]
is equal to [BIT Ranchi 1990]
(a) –2 (b) –1
(c) 1 (d) 2
(a) (b) 34. If are the roots of the equation
then the value of is equal to
(c) (d) [RPET 1989; Pb. CET 1991]
(a) (b)
27. The quadratic equation with real coefficients (c) (d)
whose one root is , will be
35. If the sum of the roots of the equation
[RPET 1992]
is three times their difference, then
(a) (b)
which one of the following is true
(c) (d) [Dhanbad Engg. 1968]
(a) (b)
28. If the roots of the equation are (c) (d)
equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then the 36. If the roots of the equation
product of the roots will be are same, then the
[IIT 1967; RPET 1999] value of m will be [MP PET 1986]
(a) 3 (b) 0
(a) (b) – (c) 2 (d) –1
37. If the roots of the given equation

(c) (d) –
are reciprocal to each other, then the value of k
will be
29. If the roots of the equation are [MP PET 1986]
reciprocal to each other, then (a) 0 (b) 1
[RPET 1985] (c) 2 (d) 3
(a) (b) 38. If the roots of the equation are
(c) (d) and , then [MP PET
30. The quadratic equation whose one root is 1986; MP PET 2002]
will be (a) (b)
[RPET 1985] (c) (d)
(a) (b) 39. The sum of the roots of a equation is 2 and sum of
their cubes is 98, then the equation is
(c) (d) [MP PET 1986]
31. If the roots of the equation are (a) (b)
and the roots of the equation (c) (d)
are , then value of p will be 40. If the roots of the equation are
[RPET 1986]
, then the value of will be
[EAMCET 1980; AMU 1984]
(a) (b)
(a) (b) 0
(c) (d) None of these
(c) (d) None of these
32. The quadratic equation whose one root is
41. If the product of roots of the equation,
will be is –1, then the value of m
[RPET 1987] will be
(a) (b) [Pb. CET 1990]
(c) (d) (a) 1 (b) – 1
 184 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
50. If and are the roots of the equation
(c) (d)
being different),
42. The roots of the equation are p, and then

q, then the equation whose roots are and =

[DCE 2000]
will be
(a) Zero (b) Positive
[MP PET 1980]
(c) Negative (d) None of these
(a) (b)
51. If the roots of the equation are real
(c) (d)
and of the form and , then the value of
43. The equation whose roots are and
is
is
[MP PET 1994] [AMU 2000]

(a) (b) (a) (b)

(c) (d) (c) (d) None of these

44. If and are the roots of the equation 52. If the ratio of the roots of is same
the value of is as the ratio of the roots of , then
[MP PET 1994] [Pb. CET 1991]
(a) 76 (b) 52
(c) –52 (d) –76 (a) (b)
45. A two digit number is four times the sum and
three times the product of its digits. The number is
(c) (d) None of these
[MP PET 1994]
(a) 42 (b) 24
(c) 12 (d) 21 53. Roots of the equation are
46. If be the roots of the equation (a) Both positive (b) Both negative
(c) Of opposite sign (d) None of these
then the value of
54. If p and q are the roots of the equation
is equal to , then q=
[Bihar CEE 1994] (a) –1 (b) 1
(a) 1 (b) 64 (c) 2 (d) None of these
(c) 8 (d) None of these
55. If the roots of are and the
47. Let be the roots of , then the
roots of are then
equation whose roots are is
[AMU 1999] is equal to
(a) (b)
[RPET 1999]
(c) (d)
(a) 0 (b) 1
48. If and , where ,
then pq is equal to (c) (d)

(a) (b) 56. If p and q are the roots of then

[IIT 1995;AIEEE 2002; UPSEAT 2003;RPET 2001]
(c) (d) (a) (b)
(c) (d)
49. If are the roots of the quadratic equation 57. If one root of the quadratic equation,
, then the equation whose roots are is , then the other
and is root is
[Pb. CET 1989] (a) – i (b) i
(a) (c) (d)
(b) 58. If the roots of equation are

(c) reciprocal to each other, then value of is [RPET

1995; MP PET 2002]
(d) (a) 5 (b) 2
(c) 1/5 (d) 1
 Quadratic Equations and Inequations 185
(a) 2 (b) –2
59. If roots of are , then = (c) 1 (d) –1
68. If and are the roots of the equation
[RPET 1995]
(a) 6/7 (b) 7/6 and satisfy the relation
(c) 7/10 (d) 8/9 then the value of a is
60. If are the roots of , then (a) – 8 (b) 8
is equal to [EAMCET 1990] (c) – 16 (d) 9
(a) 16 (b) 32 69. If are the roots of the equation
(c) 64 (d) None of these , then the equation whose roots are
61. If and and is
, then = [MP PET 1997]
(a)
(a) (b) (b)
(c)
(c) (d)
(d)
62. The roots of the quadratic equation 70. If the roots of equation differ by 1,
then
are [MP PET 1999]
(a) (b)
(a) and (b) and
(c) (d) None of these
71. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation
(c) and (d) None of these
is
63. If are the roots of , then the [IIT 1999; MP PET 2000]
(a) 2 (b) 4
equation whose roots are is (c) 6 (d) 8
[EAMCET 1994]
72. If the roots of are two consecutive
(a)
integers, then is
(b) [RPET 1991; Kurukshetra CEE 1998; AIEEE 2005]
(c) (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
(d)
73. If and are roots of the equation
64. If the ratio of the roots of and
, then value of is
be the same, then [RPET 1996; DCE 2005]
[EAMCET 1994]
(a) (b) (a) (b)
(c) (d)
65. If one root of is square of the other, (c) (d)
then k =
[EAMCET 1986, 1987] 74. If are the roots of the equation
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
66. If is a root of the equation (p, then the value of is
q are real numbers), then [RPET 1996]
[EAMCET 1985]
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d) (c) (d)
67. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 75. The value of p for which one root of the equation
is equal to the sum of the squares is the square of the other, are
[Roorkee Qualifying 1998]
of their reciprocals, then (a) 125 only (b) 125 and
(c) 125 and 215 (d) 216 only
[BIT Ranchi 1996]
 186 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
76. What is the sum of the squares of roots of
(c) (d)
[Karnataka CET 1998]
(a) 5 (b) 7 84. If the roots of the quadratic equation
(c) 9 (d) 10
are reciprocal to each other, then
77. Sum of roots is and sum of their reciprocals is
[MP PET 2001]
, then equation is [Karnataka CET (a) (b)
1998] (c) (d)
(a) (b) 85. If the roots of the equation are
(c) (d) and the roots of equation are
78. If the sum of the roots of the equation
then
is equal to the sum of their squares,
then [Pb. CET 1999] [MP PET 2001]
(a) (b) (a) p = 1, q = – 56 (b) p = – 1, q = – 56
(c) p = 1, q = 56 (d) p = – 1, q = 56
(c) (d) None of these
86. The value of for which one of the roots of
79. If ,  are roots of then the is double of one of the roots of

equation whose roots are is is [UPSEAT 2001]

(a) 1 (b) – 2
[RPET 1999] (c) 2 (d) None of these
(a) (b) 87. Let be the roots of and be
(c) (d) None of these the roots of . If are in
80. The equation formed by decreasing each root of G.P., then integral values of are respectively
by 1 is then [IIT Screening 2001]
[EAMCET 2000] (a) – 2, – 32 (b) – 2, 3
(a) a = – b (b) b = – c (c) – 6, 3 (d) – 6, – 32
88. If A.M. of the roots of a quadratic equation is 8/5
(c) c = – a (d) b = a + c
and A.M. of their reciprocals is 8/7, then the
81. If ,  are the roots of then the equation is [AMU 2001]
(a) =0 (b)
equation with the roots is
(c) (d)
[EAMCET 2000]
89. If is a root of the equation ,
(a) (b)
then
(c) (d) [EAMCET 2002]
82. If  and  are the roots of then (a) – 2 (b) – 1
(c) 1 (d) 2
the value of 90. If 3 is a root of it is also a root of
[EAMCET 2002]

is (a) (b)
(c) (d)
[RPET 2000]
91. If but and , then the
(a) (b) equation whose roots are and is [AIEEE
2002]
(c) (d) None of these (a) (b)
(c) (d)
83. Given that and are the roots of
92. Difference between the corresponding roots of
then the value of
and is same and
[RPET 2000]
, then [AIEEE 2002]
(a) (b) (a) (b)
(c) (d)
 Quadratic Equations and Inequations 187
93. Product of real roots of the equation 102. If a and b are roots of , then

[AIEEE 2002]
(a) Is always positive (b) Is always negative
[Orissa JEE 2004]
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these
94. If the roots of the equation are (a) (b)
in the ratio 2 : 3, then m =
[RPET 2002]
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(c) (d) None of these

103. If one root of the equation is the
95. If one root of the equation is , square of the other, then [IIT Screening 2004]
then values of p and q are
(a) (b)
[UPSEAT 2002]
(a) – 4, 1 (b) 4, – 1
(c) 2, (d)
(c) (d)
96. The condition that one root of the equation
is three times the other is [DCE
2002] 104. If one of the roots of equation is 3
(a) (b) and one of the roots of the equation
(c) (d) is three times the other root, then the value of b is
97. The equation whose roots are reciprocal of the equal to [J & K 2005]
roots of the equation is (a) 3 (b) 4
[DCE 2002] (c) 2 (d) 1
(a) (b) 105. If are the roots of and
(c) (d) None of these are in G.P., where ,
then
98. If ,  are the roots of the equation
[IIT Screening 2005]
(a) (b)
then is equal to
(c) (d)
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
106. . If , then
(a) (b) what is the value of p [Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) – 2
(c) 32 (d)
107. If and where ,
99. The equation of the smallest degree with real then the equation whose roots are and
coefficients having as one of the root is
is
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
[Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
100. Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and
geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are the (e)
roots of the quadratic equation
[AIEEE 2004]
Condition for common roots, Quadratic
(a) (b)
expressions and Position of roots
(c) (d)
101. If are the roots of the equation 1. If both the roots of
. Then the value of and are common,
is [MP PET 2004] then is equal to [MNR 1983]
(a) (b) 1 (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 0 (d) (c) 1 (d) 2
2. If a root of the equations and
is common, then its value will be
 188 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
(where and ) [IIT 1974, 1976; RPET (a) –1 (b) 0
1997] (c) 1 (d) 2
12. If x is real, then the maximum and minimum
(a) (b)
values of expression will be

(c) or (d) None of these [Dhanbad Engg. 1968]

(a) 4, – 5 (b) 5, – 4
3. If the two equations and (c) – 4, 5 (d) – 4, – 5
have one common root and the
13. If x is real, the expression takes all
second has equal roots, then
(a) 0 (b) value in the interval [IIT 1969]
(c) (d)
(a) (b)
4. If
has a common root, then the value of is equal to
[EAMCET 1986] (c) (d) None of these
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 14. If is a factor of the expression
5. If every pair of the equations , then
, [IIT 1980]
have a common root, then the sum of three common (a) (b)
roots is
(c) (d) None of these
(a) (b) 15. If are real and distinct, then
is always [IIT
(c) (d)
1979]
6. If and have a (a) Non-negative (b) Non-positive
(c) Zero (d) None of these
common root , then

[IIT 1982; Kurukshetra CEE 1983]

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
7. If the equation and ,
have a common root, then
[Orissa JEE 2002]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) – 1
8. If and have a
common root, then is equal to
[Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) 10 (b) 20
(c) 30 (d) 40
9. and will have a
common factor, if [Roorkee 1981]
(a) 24 (b) 0, 24
(c) 3, 24 (d) 0, 3
10. If be a factor of then

[IIT 1974; MP PET 1995; Pb. CET 2001]

(a) (3, 4) (b) (4, 5)
(c) (4, 3) (d) (5, 4)
11. If be real, then the minimum value of
is
[MNR 1980]