Quadratic Equations and Inequations 187
16. If x be real, then the maximum value of 5 4 x 4 x 2 will 27. The adjoining figure shows the graph of y ax 2 bx c .
be equal to [MNR 1979] Then Y
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 1 (d) 2
(x a)(x b )
17. If x is real, the function will assume all real
( x c)
values, provided [IIT 1984; Karnataka CET 2002]
(a) a b c (b) a b c O X
(x1,0) (x2,0)
(c) a c b (d) a c b
(a) a 0 (b) b 2 4 ac
18. If x is real, then the maximum and minimum values of the
(c) c 0 (d) a and b are of opposite signs
x 2 3x 4 28. If a, b, c are real numbers such that a b c 0, then the
expression 2 will be [IIT 1984]
x 3x 4 quadratic equation 3 ax 2 2bx c 0 has
1 [MNR 1992; DCE 1999]
(a) 2, 1 (b) 5,
5 (a) At least one root in [0, 1]
(b) At least one root in [1, 2]
1
(c) 7, (d) None of these (c) At least one root in [1, 0 ]
7
(d) None of these
x 2 34 x 71 29. If , be the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2 bx c 0
19. If x is real, then the value of does not lie
x 2 2x 7 and k be a real number, then the condition so that
between [Roorkee 1983] k is given by
(a) –9 and –5 (b) –5 and 9
(a) ac 0 (b) ak 2 bk c 0
(c) 0 and 9 (d) 5 and 9
(c) ac 0 (d) a 2 k 2 abk ac 0
20. If x is real, then the value of x 2 6 x 13 will not be less 30. The value of p for which both the roots of the equation
than [RPET
4 x 1986]
2
20 px (25 p 2 15 p 66 ) 0 are less than 2, lies in
(a) 4 (b) 6 (a) (4 / 5, 2) (b) (2, )
(c) 7 (d) 8
(c) (1, 4 / 5 ) (d) (, 1)
21. The smallest value of x 2 3 x 3 in the interval (3, 3 / 2) 31. If and ( < ) are the roots of the equation
is [EAMCET 1991; 93] x 2 bx c 0, where c 0 b, then
(a) 3/4 (b) 5 [IIT Screening 2000; Pb. CET 2000]
(c) –15 (d) –20 (a) 0 (b) 0 | |
22. 2
If the roots of x x a 0 exceed a, then [EAMCET 1994] (c) 0 (d) 0 | |
(a) 2 a 3 (b) a 3 32. If b a , then the equation (x a)(x b ) 1 has
(c) 3 a 3 (d) a 2 [IIT Screening 2000]
23. 2 2
If the roots of the equation x 2 ax a a 3 0 are (a) Both roots in [a, b ]
real and less than 3, then [IIT 1999; MP PET 2000] (b) Both roots in (, a)
(a) a 2 (b) 2 a 3 (c) Both roots in (b, )
(c) 3 a 4 (d) a 4 (d) One root in (, a) and the other in (b, )
24. If x be real, the least value of x 2 6 x 10 is 33. The maximum possible number of real roots of equation
[Kurukshetra CEE 1998] x 5 6 x 2 4 x 5 0 is [EAMCET 2002]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 0 (b) 3
(c) 3 (d) 10 (c) 4 (d) 5
34. If 2 a 3 b 6 c 0 then at least one root of the equation
25. Let , be the roots of x 2 (3 )x 0 . The value of
ax 2 bx c 0 lies in the interval
for which 2 2 is minimum, is [AMU 2002] [Kurukshetra CEE 2002; AIEEE 2002, 04]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) (0, 1) (b) (1, 2)
(c) 2 (d) 3 (c) (2, 3) (d) (3, 4)
35. If the equation a n x n a n 1 x n 1 .... a1 x 0 , a1 0 ,
26. Let f (x ) x 2 4 x 1 . Then
n 2 , has a positive root x , then the equation
(a) f (x ) 0 for all x
na n x n 1 (n 1)an 1 x n 2 .... a1 0 has a positive root,
(b) f (x ) 1 when x 0
which is [AIEEE 2005]
(c) f (x ) 1 when x 4
(a) Greater than or equal to (b) Equal to
(d) f (x ) f ( x ) for all x (c) Greater than (d) Smaller than
188 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
36. If S is a set of P(x ) is polynomial of degree 2 such that 8. If the roots of the equation 8 x 3 14 x 2 7 x 1 0 are in
P(0 ) 0, P(1) 1 , P ' (x ) 0 x (0, 1) , then G.P., then the roots are [MP PET 1986]
[IIT Screening 2005] 1 1
(a) 1, , (b) 2, 4, 8
(a) S 0 2 4
(b) S ax (1 a)x 2 a (0, ) (c) 3, 6, 12 (d) None of these
(c) S ax (1 a)x 2 a R 9. If the sum of the two roots of the equation
4 x 3 16 x 2 9 x 36 0 is zero, then the roots are
(d) S ax (1 a)x 2 a (0, 2)
[MP PET 1986]
37. If and , and , and are the roots of the
2 2
(a) 1, 2 –2 (b) 2, ,
equations ax 2 2bx c 0 , 2bx 2 cx a 0 and 3 3
2
cx ax 2b 0 respectively, where a, b and c are
3 3 3 3
positive real numbers, then 2 = (c) 3, , (d) 4 , ,
2 2 2 2
[Kerala (Engg.) 2005] 10. One root of the following given equation
(a) – 1 (b) 0
2 x 5 14 x 4 31 x 3 64 x 2 19 x 130 0 is
(c) abc (d) a 2b c [MP PET 1985]
(e) abc
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 7
Solution of quadratic inequations and
11. If two roots of the equation x 3 3 x 2 0 are same, then
Miscellaneous equations the roots will be [MP PET 1985]
1. The number of real values of x for which the equality (a) 2, 2, 3 (b) 1, 1, –2
3 x 2 12 x 6 5 x 16 holds good is [AMU 1999] (c) – 2, 3, 3 (d) –2, –2, 1
12. If a, b, c are real and x 3 3 b 2 x 2 c 3 is divisible by x a
(a) 4 (b) 3
and x b , then
(c) 2 (d) 1
(a) a b c (b) a 2b 2 c
2. If x is real and satisfies x 2 x 4 , then [AMU 1999]
(c) a b c , a 2b 2 c (d) None of these
(a) x 2 (b) x 0
13. If , and are the roots of x 3 8 0 , then the equation
(c) 3 x 0 (d) 3 x 4
whose roots are 2 , 2 and 2 is
3. The complete solution of the inequation x 2 4 x 12 is
(a) x 3 8 0 (b) x 3 16 0
[AMU 1999]
(a) x 2 or x 6 (b) 6 x 2 (c) x 3 64 0 (d) x 3 64 0 .
(c) 2 x 6 (d) 2 x 6 14. If , , are the roots of the equation x 3 4 x 1 0, then
4. The number of roots of the equation log(2 x ) ( )1 ( )1 ( )1 [EAMCET 2003]
2 log(x 1) are [AMU 2001] (a) 2 (b) 3
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
(c) 1 (d) None of these 15. If the sum of two of the roots of x 3 px 2 qx r 0 is
5. The set of all real numbers x for which x 2 | x 2 | x 0, zero, then pq = [EAMCET 2003]
is [IIT Screening 2002] (a) – r (b) r
(a) (, 2) (2, ) (b) (, 2 ) ( 2 , ) (c) 2 r (d) – 2 r
16. If , , are the roots of the equation x 3 x 1 0 , then
(c) (, 1) (1, ) (d) ( 2 , )
the value of 3 3 3 [MP PET 2004]
6. If x 2 2 ax 10 3 a 0 for all x R , then
(a) 0 (b) – 3
[IIT Screening 2004]
(c) 3 (d) – 1
(a) 5 a 2 (b) a 5
4
(c) a 5 (d) 2 a 5 17. The roots of the equation x 2 x 3 x 380 are
[UPSEAT 2004]
7. The roots of the equation x 4 4 x 3 6 x 2 4 x 1 0 are
[MP PET 1986] 15 3 1 5 3
(a) 5,4 , (b) 5,4 ,
(a) 1, 1, 1, 1 2 2
(b) 2, 2, 2, 2
1 5 3 1 5 3
(c) 3, 1, 3, 1 (c) 5,4 , (d) 5,4 ,
2 2
(d) 1, 2, 1, 2
Quadratic Equations and Inequations 189
18. If , and are the roots of equation x 3 3 x 2 x 5 0 4. If the equations 2 x 2 3 x 5 0 and x 2 2 x 3 0
then y 2 satisfies the equation [J & K 2005] have a common root, then [RPET 1989]
(a) 0 (b) –1
(a) y 3 y 2 0 (b) y 3 y 2 y 2 0
(c) 0,1 (d) 2,–1
(c) y 3 3 y 2 y 3 0 (d) y 3 4 y 2 5 y 20 0
5. If the equation x 2 x 0 has equal roots and one
19. If , , are the roots of the equation
root of the equation x 2 x 12 0 is 2, then ( , ) =
2 x 3 x 6 x 1 0 , then
3 2 2 2
2
is equal to
(a) (4, 4) (b) (–4,4)
[Karnataka CET 2005]
(c) (4 ,4 ) (d) (4 ,4 )
15 15
(a) – (b)
4 4 x2 x 1
6. If x is real and k , then
x 2 x 1
9
(c) (d) 4 [MNR 1992; RPET 1997]
4
20. The solution set of the equation 1
(a) k 3 (b) k 5
2 2 2 3
pqx ( p q ) x ( p q ) 0 is [Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
(c) k 0 (d) None of these
p q p
(a) , (b) pq, 7. If a b c d , then the roots of the equation
q p q (x a)(x c) 2(x b)(x d ) 0 are [IIT 1984]
q p q p q (a) Real and distinct (b) Real and equal
(c) , pq (d) ,
p p q (c) Imaginary (d) None of these
p q p q 8. If the roots of the equation qx 2 px q 0 where p, q are
(e) ,
p q real, be complex, then the roots of the equation
x 2 4 qx p 2 0 are
(a) Real and unequal (b) Real and equal
(c) Imaginary (d) None of these
9. The values of ' a' for which (a 2 1)x 2 2(a 1)x 2 is
positive for any x are [UPSEAT 2001]
(a) a 1 (b) a 1
1. If x 1 1 1 ....... to infinity , then x = (c) a 3 (d) a 3 or a 1
2
x bx m 1
1 5 1 5 10. If the roots of equation are equal but
(a) (b) ax c m 1
2 2
opposite in sign, then the value of m will be
1 5 [RPET 1988, 2001; MP PET 1996, 2002; Pb. CET 2000]
(c) (d) None of these
2 ab b a
(a) (b)
2. 2
For the equation | x | | x | 6 0 , the roots are ab ab
[EAMCET 1988, 93] ab ba
(c) (d)
(a) One and only one real number ab b a
(b) Real with sum one 11. The coefficient of x in the equation x 2 px q 0 was
(c) Real with sum zero taken as 17 in place of 13, its roots were found to be –2 and
(d) Real with product zero –15, The roots of the original equation are [IIT 1977, 79]
(a) 3, 10 (b) – 3, – 10
3. If ax 2 bx c 0 , then x = [MP PET 1995]
(c) – 5, – 18 (d) None of these
b b 2 4 ac b b 2 ac
(a) (b) 12. If one root of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 be n times the
2a 2a
other root, then
2c
(c) (d) None of these (a) na 2 bc (n 1)2 (b) nb 2 ac(n 1)2
b b 2 4 ac
(c) nc 2 ab(n 1)2 (d) None of these
190 Quadratic Equations and Inequations
13. If one root of the quadratic equation ax 2 bx c 0 is 22. The set of values of x which satisfy 5 x 2 3 x 8 and
equal to the nth power of the other root, then the value of x 2
4 , is [EAMCET 1989]
1 1 x 1
(ac n ) n 1 (a n c) n 1 [IIT 1983]
(a) (2, 3) (b) (, 1) (2, 3)
(a) b (b) – b
1 1 (c) (, 1) (d) (1, 3)
(c) b n 1 (d) b n 1
23. If , are the roots of x 2 ax b 0 and if n n Vn ,
14. If sin , cos are the roots of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 ,
then [RPET 1995; Karnataka CET 2000; Pb. CET 2002]
then [MP PET 1993]
(a) Vn 1 aVn bVn 1 (b) Vn 1 aVn aVn 1
(a) a 2 b 2 2ac 0 (b) (a c)2 b 2 c 2
(c) a 2 b 2 2ac 0 (d) a 2 b 2 2 ac 0 (c) Vn 1 aVn bVn 1 (d) Vn 1 aVn 1 bVn
15. If both the roots of the quadratic equation 7
24. The value of ‘ c ’for which | 2 2 | , where and
x 2 2kx k 2 k 5 0 4
are less than 5, then k lies in the interval [AIEEE 2005] are the roots of 2 x 2 7 x c 0 , is
(a) (, 4 ) (b) [4, 5]
(a) 4 (b) 0
(c) (5, 6] (d) (6, )
(c) 6 (d) 2
16. If the roots of the equations x 2 bx c 0 and
25. For what value of the sum of the squares of the roots of
x 2 cx b 0 differ by the same quantity, then b c is
1
equal to [BIT Ranchi 1969; MP PET 1993] x 2 (2 ) x (1 ) 0 is minimum [AMU 1999]
2
(a) 4 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) –4 (a) 3/2 (b) 1
17. If the product of roots of the equation (c) 1/2 (d) 11/4
2 2 log k
x 3 kx 2 e 1 0 26. The product of all real roots of the equation x 2 | x | 6 0
is 7, then its roots will real when [IIT 1984]
is [Roorkee 2000]
(a) k 1 (b) k 2
(a) – 9 (b) 6
(c) k 3 (d) None of these
18. If a root of the given equation (c) 9 (d) 36
2
a(b c)x b(c a)x c(a b ) 0 27. 2
For the equation 3 x px 3 0, p 0 if one of the root is
is 1, then the other will be [RPET 1986] square of the other, then p is equal to [IIT Screening 2000]
a(b c) b(c a) 1
(a) (b) (a) (b) 1
b(c a) a(b c) 3
c(a b )
(c) (d) None of these 2
a(b c) (c) 3 (d)
3
19. In a triangle ABC the value of A is given by
5 cos A 3 0 , then the equation whose roots are sin A 28. If , be the roots of x 2 px q 0 and h, h are
and tan A will be [Roorkee 1972] the roots of x 2 rx s 0 , then [AMU 2001]
2 2
(a) 15 x 8 x 16 0 (b) 15 x 8 x 16 0
p q p r
(a) (b) 2 h
(c) 15 x 2 8 2 x 16 0 (d) 15 x 2 8 x 16 0 r s q s
20. If one root of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 the square of
(c) p 2 4 q r 2 4 s (d) pr 2 qs 2
the other, then a(c b )3 cX , where X is
(a) a 3 b 3 (b) (a b ) 3 29. If x 2 px q 0 is the quadratic equation whose roots are
a – 2 and b – 2 where a and b are the roots of
(c) a 3 b 3 (d) None of these
x 2 3 x 1 0 , then [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
21. If 8, 2 are the roots of x ax 0 and 3, 3 are the roots
2
(a) p 1, q 5
of x 2 x b 0 , then the roots of x 2 ax b 0 are [EAMCET 1987]
(b) p 1, q 5
(a) 8 , 1 (b) – 9, 2
(c) p 1, q 1
(c) 8 ,2 (d) 9, 1
(d) None of these
Quadratic Equations and Inequations 191
30. The value of ‘a’ for which one root of the quadratic equation 36. Let a, b, c be real numbers a 0 . If is a root
(a 2 5 a 3)x 2 (3 a 1)x 2 0 is twice as large as the a x bx c 0 , is a root of a 2 x 2 bx c 0 and
2 2
other, is [AIEEE 2003]
0 , then the equation a 2 x 2 2bx 2 c 0 has a root
2 2
(a) (b) that always satisfies [IIT 1989]
3 3
1 1
(c) (d) (a)
3 3 2
31. 2
If a, b, c are in G.P., then the equations ax 2bx c 0
(b)
d e f 2
and dx 2 2 ex f 0 have a common root if , , are
a b c (c)
in [IIT 1985; Pb. CET 2000; DCE 2000]
(d)
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
(c) H.P. (d) None of these 37. If , , are roots of equation x 3 ax 2 bx c 0 , then
32. The value of ‘a’ for which the equations x 2 3 x a 0 1 1 1
and x 2 ax 3 0 have a common root is [EAMCET 2002]
[Pb. CET 1999] (a) a/c (b) – b/c
(a) 3 (b) 1
(c) b/a (d) c/a
(c) – 2 (d) 2
2x 1
33. If (x 1) is a factor of 38. If > , then [IIT 1987]
2x 2 5x 2 x 1
4 3 2
x ( p 3)x (3 p 5 )x (2 p 7 )x 6 , then p
(a) 2 x 1 (b) 2 x 1
[IIT 1975]
(c) 2 x 1 (d) 2 x 1
(a) 4 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) None of these 39. If a 0 then the inequality ax 2 2 x 4 0 has the
34. The roots of the equation solution represented by [AMU 2001]
4 x 4 24 x 3 57 x 2 18 x 45 0 , 1 1 4a 1 1 4a
(a) x
If one of them is 3 i 6 , are a a
3 3 1 1 4a
(a) 3 i 6 , (b) 3 i 6 , (b) x
2 2 a
(c) x < 2
3
(c) 3 i 6 , (d) None of these
2 1 1 4a
(d) 2 x
35. 2
The values of a for which 2 x 2 (2 a 1) x a(a 1) 0 a
may have one root less than a and other root greater than a 40. The two roots of an equation x 3 9 x 2 14 x 24 0 are
are given by [UPSEAT 2001] in the ratio 3 : 2. The roots will be [UPSEAT 1999]
(a) 1 a 0 (b) 1 a 0 (a) 6, 4, – 1 (b) 6, 4, 1
(c) a 0 (d) a 0 or a 1
(c) – 6, 4, 1 (d) – 6, – 4, 1
