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Quadratic Questions

1. The document presents 13 multiple choice questions related to properties of roots and equations. 2. The questions cover topics such as determining the number of real roots of quadratic equations, properties of rational/irrational roots, relationships between coefficients and roots, and using information about one root to determine the other. 3. Several questions reference past competitive exam papers as their source.

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Quadratic Questions

1. The document presents 13 multiple choice questions related to properties of roots and equations. 2. The questions cover topics such as determining the number of real roots of quadratic equations, properties of rational/irrational roots, relationships between coefficients and roots, and using information about one root to determine the other. 3. Several questions reference past competitive exam papers as their source.

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1. The equation x +qx +rp=0 , has


[IIT 1997 Cancelled]
(a) No solution (b) One solution
(c) Two solutions (d) More than two solutions

2. Both the roots of the given equation


( x−a)( x−b)+( x−b)( x−c )+( x−c )( x−a )=0 are always
[MNR 1986; IIT 1980; Kurukshetra CEE 1998; RPET 2002]
(a) Positive (b) Negative
(c) Real (d) Imaginary

3. If a,b,c∈Q , then roots of the equation


(b+c−2a) x2 + (c +a−2b ) x+(a+b−2 c)=0 are
(a) Rational (b) Non-real
(c) Irrational (d) Equal

α β
+ =
4. If α, β are the roots of the equation
2
ax +bx +c=0 , then aβ+ b aα +b
2 2
(a) a (b) b
2 2
−
(c) c (d) a

2 2 2 2
5. If α,β are the roots of x + px+1=0 and γ ,δ are the roots of x +qx+1=0 ,then q −p =
[IIT 1978; DCE 2000]
(a) (α−γ )( β−γ )(α+δ )( β +δ )
(b) (α+γ )( β+γ )(α−δ )( β+δ )
(c) (α+γ )( β+γ )(α+δ )( β +δ )
(d) None of these

6. The roots of the quadratic equation (a+b−2 c ) x2 −(2a−b−c ) x+(a−2 b+c )=0 are
1
(a) a+b +c and a−b+c (b) 2 and a−2b +c
1
(c) a−2b +c and a+b−x (d) None of these

2
7. Given that tan α and tan β are the roots of x − px +q=0 , then the value of sin2 (α+β )=
[RPET 2000]
2
p p2
(a) p +(1−q )2
2
(b) p2 +q 2
2 2
q p
(c) p +(1−q )2
2
(d) ( p +q )2

8. If every pair of the equations


2 2 2
x + px+qr=0 , x +qx +rp=0 , x +rx+ pq=0
have a common root, then the sum of three common roots is
−( p+q+r ) − p+q+r
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) −( p+q+r) (d) − p+q+r
9. If x, y , z are real and distinct, then
2 2 2
u=x +4 y +9 z −6 yz−3 zx−zxy is always [IIT 1979]
(a) Non-negative (b) Non-positive
(c) Zero (d) None of these

( x−a )( x−b )
10. If x is real, the function ( x−c) will assume all real values, provided [IIT 1984; Karnataka
CET 2002]
(a) a>b >c (b) a<b <c
(c) a> c< b (d) a< c< b

3
11. If α, β, γ are the roots of the equation x +4 x+1=0 , then (α+β )−1 +( β +γ)−1 +( γ+α )−1=
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5

12. If both the roots of the quadratic equation


2 2
x −2 kx +k +k −5=0
are less than 5, then k lies in the interval [AIEEE 2005]

(a) (−∞, 4) (b) [4, 5]


(c) (5, 6] (d) (6, ∞ )

13. If a root of the given equation a(b−c )x 2+b(c−a)x+c(a−b)=0


is 1, then the other will be [RPET 1986]
a(b−c) b(c−a)
(a) b(c−a) (b) a(b−c)
c( a−b )
(c) a(b−c) (d) None of these

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