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Byju's Practice Workshop: - Quadratic Equations

The document contains a practice test on quadratic equations with 14 multiple-choice questions. Some key questions include determining the sum of non-real roots, conditions for real and distinct roots, relationships between the roots and coefficients of a quadratic equation, determining the number of integral values that satisfy a condition involving roots, and identifying properties of quadratic equations like possible number of real roots. An answer key is provided with the correct option identified for each question.

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Byju's Practice Workshop: - Quadratic Equations

The document contains a practice test on quadratic equations with 14 multiple-choice questions. Some key questions include determining the sum of non-real roots, conditions for real and distinct roots, relationships between the roots and coefficients of a quadratic equation, determining the number of integral values that satisfy a condition involving roots, and identifying properties of quadratic equations like possible number of real roots. An answer key is provided with the correct option identified for each question.

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Byju’s Practice Workshop

Topic covered:
• Quadratic Equations

1. Sum of the non-real roots of (𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 3) = 12 is


a. −1 b. 1
c. −6 d. 6

2. If the roots of the equation (𝑎 − 1)(𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1)2 = (𝑎 + 1)(𝑥 4 + 𝑥 2 + 1) are real and distinct,
then 𝑎 belongs to
a. (−∞, 3] b. (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, ∞)
c. [−2, 2] d. 𝜙

3. If 𝛼 and 𝛽 are the roots of the equation 𝑥 2 − 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 = 0 and 𝐴𝑛 = 𝛼 𝑛 + 𝛽 𝑛 , then which one of the
following is true?
a. 𝐴𝑛+1 = 𝑎𝐴𝑛 + 𝑏𝐴𝑛−1 b. 𝐴𝑛+1 = 𝑏𝐴𝑛 + 𝑎𝐴𝑛−1
c. 𝐴𝑛+1 = 𝑎𝐴𝑛 − 𝑏𝐴𝑛−1 d. 𝐴𝑛+1 = 𝑏𝐴𝑛 − 𝑎𝐴𝑛−1

4. If the roots of the quadratic equation (4𝑝 − 𝑝2 − 5)𝑥 2 − (2𝑝 − 1)𝑥 + 3𝑝 = 0 lie on either side of
unity, then the number of integral values of 𝑝 is
a. 1 b. 2
c. 3 d. 4

5. The set of values of 𝑎 for which (𝑎 − 1)𝑥 2 − (𝑎 + 1)𝑥 + 𝑎 − 1 ≥ 0 is true for all 𝑥 ≥ 2 is
a. (−∞, 1) 7
b. (1, 3)
7 d. None of these
c. [ , ∞)
3

6. If 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝐑 and 2𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑦 + 5𝑦 2 = 1, then


a. |𝑥| ≤ √5 b. |𝑥| ≥ √5
𝑦2 ≥ 2
c. 𝑦 2 ≤ 2 d.

𝑥 2 +𝑎𝑥+3
7. Let 𝑎 ∈ 𝐑. For possible real values of 𝑥, takes all real values then
𝑥 2 +𝑥+𝑎
a. 4𝑎3 + 39 < 0 b. 4𝑎3 + 39 ≥ 0
1 1
c. 𝑎 ≥ d. 𝑎 < 4
4

8. Let 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, where 𝑏 and 𝑐 are integers. If 𝑃(𝑥) is a factor of both 𝑥 4 + 6𝑥 2 + 25 and
3𝑥 4 + 4𝑥 2 + 28𝑥 + 5, then
a. 𝑃(𝑥)= 0 has imaginary roots b. 𝑃 (𝑥)= 0 has roots of opposite sign
c. 𝑃(1)= 4 d. 𝑃(1) =6

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For Q. 9 – Q. 11, Please refer to the following paragraph
‘𝑎𝑓(𝑘) < 0’ is the necessary and sufficient condition for a particular real number 𝑘 to lie between
the roots of a quadratic equation 𝑓(𝑥) = 0, where 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐. If 𝑓(𝑘1 )𝑓(𝑘2 ) < 0, then
exactly one of the roots will lie between 𝑘1 and 𝑘2 .
9. 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

10. If 𝑎(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) < 0 < 𝑐(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐), then


a. one root 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)

11. If 𝑐(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐) < 0 < 𝑎(𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐), then


a. one root is less than 0, the other is greater than 1
b. one root lies in (−∞, 0) and the other in (0, 1)
c. both the roots lie in (0, 1)
d. one root lies in (0, 1) and the other in (1, ∞)

12. The quadratic polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) has the following properties: 𝑝(𝑥) ≥ 0 for all real numbers,
𝑝(1)=0 and 𝑝(2)=2. The value of 𝑝(3) is __________.

13. Polynomial 𝑃(𝑥) contains only terms of odd degree. When 𝑃(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 − 3), the
remainder is 6. If 𝑃(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 2 − 9), then the remainder is (𝑥) . Then the value of 𝑔(2)
is _________.

14. Match the following for the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑎|𝑥| + 1 = 0, where 𝑎 is a parameter.

Column I Column II
a. No real roots p. 𝑎 < -2
b. Two real roots q. 𝜙
c. Three real roots r. 𝑎 = -2
d. Four distinct real roots s. 𝑎 ≥ 0

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ANSWER KEY

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
No.
Correct (a) (d) (c) (b) (c) (a, c) (a, d) (a, c)
Answer

Question 9 10 11 12 13 14
No.
Correct (b) (a) (b) 8 4 (a – s, b – r, c – q, d – p)
Answer

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