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Exercise - 1
Concept Building Questions

QUADRATIC POLYNOMIAL
1. Form a quadratic equation defined over rational coefficient whose one root is
  
(i) cos 36º (ii) tan (iii) tan (iv) cos2
12 8 8


2. A quadratic equation with rational coefficient has one of its roots as 2 sin2   if the sum of the roots of
5
quadratic equation is S and product of roots is P. Then P = KS implies that the value of K equals
___________.
3. Graph of y = ax2 + bx + c is as shown in the figure then

(i) a<0 (ii) D>0 (iii) S > 0 (iv) P < 0

b c
(v) – > 0 (b > 0) (vi) < 0 (c > 0) (vii) b and c have the same sign and different than a.
a a
4. The quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has no real root, then prove that c (a + b + c) > 0
5. Find the set of values of ‘a’ for which the quadratic polynomial
(i) (a + 4) x2 – 2ax + 2a – 6 < 0
(ii) (a – 1) x2 – (a + 1) x + (a + 1) > 0 x  R
6. Find the least integral value of ‘m’ for which the angle between the two vectors
 
V1  x 2 ˆi  4jˆ  (3m  1)kˆ and V2  miˆ  xjˆ  kˆ is acute for every x  R.

7. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 –2x + 5 = 0 then from a quadratic equation whose roots are
3 + 2 +  + 22 and 3 + 42 – 7 + 35.
8. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2ax + b = 0, a, b  Q then form a quadratic equation

with rational coefficients whose one root is  +  +  2  2

9. If f (x) = ax2 + bx + c > 0  x  R then prove that g (x) = f (x) + f’(x) > 0 ( x  R)
10. If p (q – r) x2 + q (r – p) x + r (p – q) = 0 has equal root prove that (cyclic order) i.e. p, q, r are in H.P.
11 If a quadratic equation (in x or y) is formed from y2 = 4ax and y = mx + c and has equal roots then prove
that c = a/m

12. If x = 3+ 5 find the value of x4 – 12x3 + 44x2 –48x + 17.

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13. If x 2   14  x  0 then
x2
(A) x3 + x–3 = 62 (B) x3 + x–3 = 52 (C) x5 + x–5 = 624 (D) x5 + x–5 = 724

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QUADRATIC IDENTITY
14. For what values of p, the equation
(p + 2) (p –1) x2 + (p – 1) (2p + 1) x + p2 – 1 = 0 has more than two roots.
(x  a)(x  b) (x  b)(x  c) (x  c)(x  a)
15.    1 (x = a, b, c are the roots)
(c  a)(c  b) (a  b)(a  c) (b  c)(b  a)

a 2 (x  b)(x  c) b 2 (x  c)(x  a) c 2 (x  a)(x  b)

16.    x 2 (x = a, b, c are roots)
(a  b)(a  c) (b  c)(b  a) (c  a)(c  b)

QUADRATIC AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

17. 3x2 – 7x + 6 < 0
18. (x2 – x – 6) (x2 + 6x)  0
5 2 x3
19. Solve f’ (x)  g’ (x) where f (x) = 5 – 3x + x  ,g(x)  3x – 7
2 3
20. (x +1)(x–3) (x –2)2  0
21. x(x + 6) (x +2)2(x–3) > 0
22. (x – 1)2(x + 1)3(x – 4) < 0
2x  3
23. >0
3x  7
x 2  5x  6
24. <0
x2  x  1
x 1 x  5
25. 
x 1 x 1
x 2  6x  7
26. 0
| x  4|

3x 2  7x  8
27. 1 2
x2  1

 3x 2  7x  8 
28. For what value of ‘x’ sin –1   is meaningful.
 x2  1 

29. (x2 + 3x + 1) (x2 + 3x – 3)  5

COMMON ROOTS
30. Find the value of k for which the equations 3x2 + 4kx + 2 = 0 and 2x2 + 3x –2 = 0 have a common root.
31. If the quadratic equation x2 + bx + c = 0 and x2 + cx + b = 0 (b  c) have a common root then prove that
their uncommon roots are the roots of the equation x2 + x + bc = 0
32. If the equations x2 + abx + c = 0 and x2 + acx + b = 0 have a common root then show that the quadratic
equation containing their other common roots is
a (b + c) x2 + (b + c) x – abc = 0
33. Find the value of p and q if the equation px2 + 5x + 2 = 0 and 3x2 + 10x + q = 0 have both roots is common.

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34. If the equations 4x2 sin2 – (4sin) x + 1 = 0 and a2(b2 – c2) x2 + b2(c2 –a2) x + c2(a2 – b2) = 0 have a common
root and the 2nd equation has equal root find the possible values of  in (0, ).
35. If Q1 (x) = x2 + (k –29) x –k and Q2 (x) = 2x2 + (2k –43) x + k both are factors of a cubic polynomial P (x),
then the largest value of k is
(i) 0 (ii) 33 (iii) 23 (iv) 30
36. If the quadratic equations x2 + ax + 12 = 0 and x2 + bx + 15 = 0 and x2 + (a + b) x + 36 = 0 have a common
positive root find ‘a’ and ‘b’ and the root of the equation.
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM VALUES OF QUADRATIC AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS
b
37. y = ax2 + bx + c attains its maximum or minimum at the point with abscissa x = – according as a < 0 or
2a
a > 0. Let P(x) = ax2 + bx + 8 is a quadratic polynomial. If the minimum value of P(x) is 6 when x = 2, find
the values of a and b.
38. Maximum or minimum value can also be obtained by making a perfect square and then taking an
interpretation.
e.g. y = 2x2 –3x + 1 find the minimum value
39. For x  0, what is the smallest possible value of the expression
log10 (x3–4x2 + x + 26) – log10 (x + 2)?
x 2  3x  4 1
40. If x is real then lies from and 7.
x  3x  4
2
7
x 2  2x  11
41. If x is real, prove that the expression y = can have all numerical values except which lies
2(x  3)

between 2 and 6.

42. Prove that y =

 x  1 x  2  can have any value in (–, ) for x  R.
x(x  3)

x 2  14x  9
43. Find the maximum and minimum value of y = x  R.
x 2  2x  3

ax 2  7x  5
44. Find all possible values of ‘a’ for which the expression may be capable of all values, x being
5x 2  7x  a

any real quantity.

QUADRATIC EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLE RESOLVED INTO TWO LINEAR FACTORS

45. Prove that the expression 2x2 + 3xy + y2 + 2y + 3x + 1 can be factorized into two linear factors. Find them.

46. Show that in the equation, x2 –3xy = 2y2 –2x – 3y – 35 = 0, for every real value of x there is a real value of

y, and for every value of y there is a real value of x.

47. If the equation x2 + 16y2 – 3x + 2 = 0 is satisfied by real values of x and y then prove that
1  x  2 and – 1/8  y  1/8

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RELATION BETWEEN ROOTS AND COEFFICIENTS OF CUBIC AND HIGHER POLYNOMIALS
48. Find the
(i) sum of the squares and

(ii) sum of the cubes of the roots of the cubic equation, x3 – px2 + qx – r =

49. Solve the cubic 4x3 + 16x2 – 9x – 36 = 0, the sum of its two roots being equal to zero.
50. If a, b, c are the roots of cubic x3 – x2 + 1 = 0 then find the value of a–2 + b–2 + c–2.
 
51. , , ,  are the roots of the equation tan   x  = 3 tan 3x no two of which have equal tangents, find the
4 

value of tan  + tan + tan  + tan .

52. Find the cubic each of whose roots is greater by unity than a root of the equation
x3–5x2 + 6x –3 = 0
53. From a cubic whose roots are the cubes of the roots of x3 + 3x2 + 2 = 0
54. The length of the sides of a triangle are the 3 distinct roots of the equation 4x3 – 24x2 + 47x – 30 = 0, If the
area of triangle is , find the value of 100.
LOCATION OF ROOTS
55. Find all the values of the parameter ‘d’ for which both roots of the equation x2 – 6dx + (2 – 2d + 9d2) = 0
exceed the number 3.
56. Find all the values of ‘a’ for which both roots of the equation x2 + x + a = 0 exceed the quantity ‘a’.
57. Determine the values of ‘a’ for which both roots of the quadratic equation (a2 + a – 2) x2 – (a + 5)
x – 2 = 0 exceed the number one.
58. Find the value of k for which one root of the equation of x2 – (k + 1) x + k2 + k – 8 = 0 exceed 2 and other
is smaller than 2.
59. Find the set of values of ‘a’ for which zeroes of the quadratic polynomial
(a2 + a + 1) x2 + (a – 1) x + a2 are located on either side of 3.
60. Find the set of values of m for which exactly one root of the equation x2 + mx + (m2 + 6m) = 0 lie in
(–2, 0)
61. Find all possible values of ‘a’ for which exactly one root of the quadratic equation x2 – (a + 1) x + 2a = 0
lie in the interval (0, 3).
62. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 2(k –3) x + 9 = 0 ( ). If ,   (–6, 1) then find the
values of k.
63. Find all the values of k for which one root of the quadratic equation (k – 5) x2 – 2kx + k – 4 = 0 is smaller
than 1 and the other root exceed 2.
64. Let  be a real root of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c and  be a real root of the equation – ax2 + bx + c = 0.
a 2
Show that there exists a root  of the equation x  bx  c  0 that lie between  and . (,   0).
2
65. If a < b < c < d, then show that quadratic equation (x – a) (x – c) +  (x – b) (x – d) = 0 has real roots for
all real values of .

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66. Prove that for any real value of a the inequality, (a2 + 3) x2 + (a + 2) x – 5 < 0 is true for at least one
negative x.
67. If f (x) = 4x2 + ax + (a – 3) is negative for atleast one negative x, find all possible values of a.
68. Find the values of a for which the equation x2 + 2 (a –1) x + a + 5 = 0 has at least one positive root.
69. Let a, b, c  R a  0. If  and  be the roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, where  < – n and  > n, then
c 1 b
show that 1  2
 < 0, n  N.
an n a

70. Find the least value of the function f (x) = 2bx2 –x4 – 3b2 in [–2, 1] depending on the parameter b.
71. Find all number p for each of which the least value of the quadratic trinomial 4x2 – 4px + p2 – 2p + 2 on
the interval 0  x  2 is equal to 3.
72. Set of values of ‘p’ for which the expression x2 –2px + 3p + 4 < 0 is satisfied for atleast one real ‘x’.
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73. Find ‘a’ for which the inequality (a2 +3) x2 + ( 5a  3 ) x – < 0 is satisfied for atleast one real x.
4
74. Find all real values of ‘m’ for which the inequality mx2 – 4x + 3m + 1 > 0 is satisfied for all positive ‘x’.
75. Find the values of ‘k’ for which the equation x4 + x2 (1 – 2k) + k2 – 1 = 0 has
(i) no real solution (ii) 1 real solution
(iii) 2 real solution (iv) 3 real solution
(v) All 4 real solution
76. Find all values of the parameter ‘a’ for which the inequality 4x – a. 2x – a + 3  0 is satisfied for atleast one
real ‘x’.

Exercise - 2
Single choice correct with multiple options

1. A solution of the equation 4x + 4.6x = 5.9x, is

(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0
2. If ,  are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 and ,  are the roots of x2 + px – r = 0, then

        is equal to
(A) q+r (B) q–r (C) – (q + r) (D) – (p + q + r)
2
3. The roots of the equation x + 6x + a = 0 are real and distinct and they differ by atmost 4, then the range of
values of a, is
(A) (5, 9] (B) [5, 9) (C) [4, 8) (D) [3, 9)
4. If roots of the quadratic equation x2 + c = bx are two consecutive integers, the b2 – 4c equals
(A) –1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
5. The values of k for which the quadratic equation (1 – 2k) x2 – 6kx – 1 = 0 and kx2 – x + 1 = 0 have atleast
one root in common are
1  1 2  2 1 2 
(A)   (B)  ,  (C)   (D)  , 
2 3 9  9  2 9

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6. If x, y, z are real such that x + y + z = 4, x2 + y2 + z2 = 6, then the range x is
(A) (–1, 1) (B) [0, 2] (C) [2, 3] (D) [2/3, 2]
7. If tan  and cot  are the roots of the equation x2 + 2x + 1 = 0, then the least value of

x2 + tan  x + cot  = 0, is

3 5 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 4
1 1 1
8. Let  , ,  are roots of the equation x3 + qx + q = 0 then find the value of               

(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) none

9. If all values of x obtained from the equation 4x + (k – 3) 2x + k = 4 are non-positive, then the largest integral
value of k is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
10. Le m(b) be the minimum value of f(x) = (2 + b + b2) x2 – 2 2 (2b + 1) x + 8, where b  [–3, 10]. The
maximum value of m(b) is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
11. The roots of the equation (b – c) x2 + (c – a) x + (a – b) = 0 are
ca ab bc ca
(A) ,1 (B) ,1 (C) ,1 (D) ,1
bc bc ab ab
12. If  ,  are the roots of quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 and ,  are the roots of x2 + px – r = 0, then

     .     is equal to :

(A) q+r (B) q–r (C) – (q + r) (D) – (p + q + r)

13. Two real numbers  &  are such that     3,     4, then  &  are the roots of the quadratic

equation:
(A) 4x2 – 12x – 7 = 0 (B) 4x2 – 12x + 7 = 0
(C) 4x2 – 12x + 25 = 0 (D) none of these
14. For the equation 3x2 + px + 3 = 0, p > 0 if one of the roots is square of the other, then p is equal to:
(A) 1/3 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2/3

15. If two roots of the equation x3 – px2 + qx – r = 0, (r  0) are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then:
(A) pr = q (B) qr = p (C) pq = r (D) none of these
16. Let  , ,  be the roots of (x – a) (x – b) (x – c) = 2, d  0, then the roots of the equation
 x    x   x    + d = 0 are :
(A) a + 1, b + 1, c + 1 (B) a, b, c
a b c
(C) a – 1, b – 1, c – 1 (D) , ,
b c a
17. If two of the roots of equation x4 – 2x3 + ax2 + 8x + b = 0 are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then
value of 4a + b is equal to :
(A) 16 (B) 8 (C) –16 (D) – 8

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18. If one roots of equation x 2  3 x    0,   R is 3  2 then other root is

(A) 32 (B) –2 (C) 2 3 (D) 2

19. If roots of equation 2x2 + bx + c = 0 ; b, c  R, are real & distinct then the roots of equation
2cx2 + (b – 4c) x + 2c – b + 1 = 0 are
(A) imaginary (B) equal (C) real and distinct (D) can’t say

20. Let one root of the equation x 2  x  m  0 is square of other root. If m  R then

 1
(A)    ,   1 (B)    ,0
 4

 1 1 
(C)    ,  (D)    ,1
 9 4 

21. If a, b, c are integers and b2 = 4 (ac + 5d2), d  N, then roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are
(A) Irrational (B) Rational & different
(C) Complex conjugate (D) Rational & equal
22. Let a, b and c be real numbers such that 4a + 2b + c = 0 and ab > 0. Then the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has
(A) real roots (B) imaginary roots (C) exactly one root (D) none of these

Exercise - 3
Multiple choice correct with multiple options

1. Suppose a and b are integers and b  1. If the quadratic equation x2 + ax + b + 1 = 0 has a positive integer
root, then
(A) the other root is also a positive integer (B) the other root is an integer
(C) a2 + b2 is a prime number (D) a2 + b2 has a factor other than 1 and itself
2. If  and  are the roots of x2 – p(x + 1) – q = 0, then

(A)    1  1  1  q (B)    1  1  1  q

(C)
   12     12  q (D)
 2  2  1

 2  2  1
1
   12  q  1    12  q  1  2  2  q  2  2  q

3. Suppose that the three quadratic equations ax2 – 2bx + c = 0, bx2 – 2cx + a = 0 and cx2 – 2ax + b = 0 all
have only positive roots. Then
(A) b2 = ca (B) c2 = ab (C) a2 = bc (D) a = b = c
4. The equations 4x2 – 11x + 2k = 0 and x2 – 3x – k = 0 have a common root  , then

(A) k=0 (B) k = – 17 / 36 (C) =0 (D)  = 17 / 6

5. The a and b are real and x2 + ax + b2 = 0 and x2 + ax + a2 = 0 have a common root, then which of the
following are true?
(A) a = b (B) a + b is the common root
(C) for real roots, a = b = 0 (D) no real values of a and b exist

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6. If a, b and c are positive real and a = 2b + 3c, then the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has real roots for
b c a a 13
(A) 4 2 7 (B) 4 2 7 (C)  11  4 7 (D)  4 1
c b c b 3

7. Possible values of 'p' for which the equation (p2 – 3p + 2) x2 – (p2 – 5p + 4) x + p – p2 = 0 does not possess
more than two roots
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
8. If a, b are non-zero real numbers and ,  the roots of x2 + ax + b = 0, then

(A)  2 ,  2 are the roots of x2 – (2b – a2) x + a2 = 0

1 1
(B) , are the roots of bx2 + ax + 1 = 0
 

 
(C) , are the roots of bx2 + (2b – a2) x + b = 0
 

(D)    1 ,   1 are the roots of the equation x2 + x (a + 2) + 1 + a + b = 0

9. If ,  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a  0) and   ,    are the roots of, Ax2 + Bx + C = 0

(A  0) for some constant  , then

1 B b 1 b B 
(A)     (B)    
2 A a  2 a A

b2  4ac B2  4AC b2  4ac B2  4AC

(C)  (D) 
a2 A2 a2 A2

10. If one root of the equation 4x2 + 2x – 1 = 0 is ‘  ’, then

1  5 1 5
(A)  can be equal to (B)  can be equal to
4 4

(C) other root is 43  3 (D) other root is 43  3

11. If ,  are roots of x2 + 3x + 1 = 0 then

(A)  7    7    0 (B)  2    2    11
2 2
2 2      
(C)   2 (D)      18
3  1 3  1 1     1
12. If both roots of x2 – 32x + c = 0 are prime numbers then possible value of c are
(A) 60 (B) 87 (C) 247 (D) 231
13. Let f(x) = x2 – a (x + 1) – b = 0, a, b  R – {0}, a + b  0. If  and  are roots of equation f(x) = 0, then
1 1 2
the value of   is equal to
2
  a 2
  a ab
2
a a
(A) 0 (B) f(a) + a + b (C) f(b) + a + b (D) f  ab
2 4

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14. If f(x) is a polynomial of degree three with leading coefficient 1 such that f(1) = 1, f(2) = 4, f(3) = 9, then
3
6 6
(A) f(4) = 22 (B) f  
5 5
(C) f(x) = x3 holds for exactly two values of x (D) f(x) = 0 has a root in interval (0, 1).
15. Let P(x) = x32 – x25 + x18 + x11 + x4 – x3 + 1. Which of the following are CORRECT ?
(A) Number of real roots of P(x) = 0 are zero
(B) Number of imaginary roots of P(x) = 0 are 32.
(C) Number of negative roots of P(x) = 0 are zero.
(D) Number of imaginary roots of P(x) + P(–x) = 0 are 32.

16. If ,  are the real and distinct 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) two real roots (B) two negative roots
(C) two positive roots (D) one positive root and one negative root

17. x2 + x + 1 is a factor of a x3 + b x2 + c x + d = 0, then the real root of above equation is (a, b, c, d  R)

(A) – d/a (B) d/a (C) (b – a)/a (D) (a – b)/a

18. If – 5 + i  , – 5 + i  , 2   2 ; ,   R are roots of x3 + 15x2 + cx + 860 = 0, c  R, then

(A) c = 222
(B) all the three roots are imaginary
(C) two roots are imaginary but not complex conjugate of each other.

(D) – 5 + 7i 3, 5  7i 3 are imaginary roots

19. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c > 0,  x  R or f(x) < 0,  x  R. Which of the following is/are CORRECT ?

(A) If a + b + c > 0 then f(x) > 0,  x  R (B) If a + c < b then f(x) < 0,  x  R

(C) If a + 4c > 2b then f(x) < 0,  x  R (D) ac > 0

20. Let x1 < α < β < γ < x4, x1 < x2 < x3. If f(x) is a cubic polynomial with real coefficients such that
(f(α))2 + (f(β))2 + (f(γ))2 = 0, f(x1) f(x2) < 0, f(x2) f(x3) < 0 and f(x1) f(x3) > 0 then which of the following
are CORRECT ?
(A)   x1, x 2  ,   x 2 , x3  and    x3 , x 4  (B)    x1 , x3  ,   x3 , x 4 

(C) ,   x1,x 2  and    x 4 ,   (D)   x1, x3  ,   x 2 , x 3  and    x 2 , x 4 

21. If f(x) is cubic polynomial with real coefficients,      and x1 < x2 be such that f     f   f    

f '  x1   f '  x 2   0 then possible graph of y = f(x) is (assuming y-axis vertical)

(A) (B)

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(C) (D)

3 4 5
22. 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) 3 different roots (D) at least one negative root

23. If the quadratic equations ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a, b, c  R, a  0) and x2 + 4x + 5 = 0 have a common root,
then a, b, c must satisfy the relations:
(A) a>b>c (B) a<b<c

(C) a = k; b = 4k; c = 5k (k  R, k  0) (D) b2 – 4ac is negative

24. If the quadratic equations x2 + abx + c = 0 and x2 + acx + b = 0 have a common root, then the equation
containing their other roots is/are :
(A) x2 + a (b + c) x – a2bc = 0 (B) x2 – a (b + c) x + a2bc = 0
(C) a (b + c) x2 – (b + c) x + abc = 0 (D) a (b + c) x2 + (b + c) x – abc = 0
25. If the equations x2 + a x + 12 = 0, x2 + b x + 15 = 0 & x2 + (a + b) x + 36 = 0 have a common positive root,
then which of the following are true?
(A) ab = 56 (B) common positive root is 3
(C) sum of uncommon roots is 21 (D) a + b = 15
26. If x2 +  x + 1 = 0,   (–2, 2) and 4x3 + 3x + 2c = 0 have common root then c +  can be

1 1 3
(A) (B) – (C) 0 (D)
2 2 2

Exercise - 4
Section - I : Subjective Questions

1. Find number of integer roots of equation x (x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 3) = 120.

x 2 3 x 2 3
2. 
Find product of all real values of x satisfying 5  2 6  
 52 6   10

3. The least prime integral value of '2a' such that the roots α, β of the equation 2x2 + 6x + a = 0 satisfy the
 
inequality   2 is
 

4. If a, b are the roots of x2 + px + 1 = 0 and c, d are the roots of x2 + qx + 1 = 0. Then find the value of
(a – c) (b – c) (a + d) (b + d)/(q2 – p2).
5. α, β are roots of the equation λ (x2 – x) + x + 5 = 0. If λ1 and λ2 are the two values of λ for which the roots
 1  2 
 
  
α, β are connected by the relation   4, then the value of  2 1  is
   14 
 
 

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6. Let α, β be the roots of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0 and γ, δ be the roots of x2 – ax + b – 2 = 0. If
1 1 1 1 5
αβγδ = 24 and     , then find the value of a.
    6

7. The least value of expression x2 + 2xy + 2y2 + 4y + 7 is:

8. If a > b > 0 and a3 + b3 + 27ab = 729 then the quadratic equation ax2 + bx – 9 = 0 has roots α, β (α < β). Find
the value of 4β – aα.
9. If α, β, γ, δ are the roots of the equation x4 – Kx3 + Kx2 + Lx + M = 0, where K, L & M are real numbers,
then the minimum value of α2 + β2 + γ2 + δ2 is – n. Find the value of n.
10. If the roots of the equation x3 + Px2 + Qx – 19 = 0 are each one more than the roots of the equation
x3 – Ax2 + Bx – C = 0, where A, B, C, P & Q are constants, then the value of A + B + C is equal to :

Section - II : Match the Column

11.
Column-I Column–II

x 2  6x  4
(A) The maximum value of (x is real) is (P) 0
x 2  2x  4
The correct value of a for which the equation
(B) (a2 + 4a + 3) x2 + (a2 – a – 2) x + a (a + 1) = 0 has more than two (Q) 1
root is
(C) The number of real values of x satisfying 5x + 5–x = log10 25 is (R) –1
(S) –1/3
(T) 5

12. Consider the quadratic trinomial f (x) = 2x2 – 10 px + 7p – 1, where p is parameter. Find the range of p in
the following conditions given in column-I.
Column-I Column–II

2 
(A) If both roots of f(x) = 0 are confined in (–1, 1) then (P)  ,
5 

(B) Exactly one root of f (x) = 0 lies in (–1, 1) (Q) 

 1 1
(C) Both roots of f(x) = 0 are greater than 1 (R)  , 
 17 3 

One root of f (x) = 0 is greater than 1 and other root of f(x) = 0 is  1  1 

(D) (S)  ,     ,  
less than – 1  17   3 

 1  1 
(T)  ,     ,  
 17   3 

Which of the following is the only INCORRECT combination?

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Section - III : Comprehension

Comprehension#1 (1 to 3)
Consider the quadratic equation (1 + k) x2 – 2 (1 + 2k) x + (3 + k) = 0, where k  R – {– 1}.
1. The number of integral values of k such that the given quadratic equation has imaginary roots are
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
2. The set of values of k such that the given quadratic has both the roots positive is

(A) k R (B) k   , 3   2 / 3,  

(C) k   , 3   1,  (D) 
k  ,  2 / 3    2 / 3,  
3. The number of real values of k such that the given quadratic equation has roots in the ration 1 : 2 is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 

Comprehension#2 (4 to 6)

x 2  3x  4
Consider a rational function f  x   and a quadratic function
x 2  3x  4

g(x)  x 2  (b  1) x  b  1, where b is a parameter.

4. The sum of integers in the range of f(x), is

(A) –5 (B) –6 (C) –9 (D) – 10
5. If both roots of the equation g(x) = 0 are greater than – 1, then b lies in the interval
 1   1 
(A)  , 2 (B)  ,  (C)  2,  (D)  ,
 4 2 
6. The largest natural number b satisfying g(x) > – 2  x  R , is

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Comprehension#3 (7 to 8)
The graph of the polynomial f(x) = px2 – qx – r is as shown

7. If p = –1, x1 = –1, x2 = –5 then the vertex V is

(A) (–3, –4) (B) (–3, 1) (C) (–4, 3) (D) (–3, 4)

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8. r(p – q – r) is
(A) positive (B) negative (C) zero (D) > f(x3)
Comprehension#4 (9 to 10)
In the given figure ∆OBC is an isosceles right triangle in which AC is a median, then answer the following
questions:

9. Roots of y = 0 are
(A) {2, 1} (B) {4, 2} (C) {1, 1/2} (D) {8, 4}
10. The equation whose roots are (α + β) & (α – β), where α, β (α > β) are roots obtained in previous question,
is
(A) x2 – 4x + 3 = 0 (B) x2 – 8x + 12 = 0 (C) 4x2 – 8x + 3 = 0 (D) x2 – 16x + 48 = 0
Comprehension # 5 (11 to 13)
Consider the equation x4 – λx2 + 9 = 0. This can be solved by substituting x2 = t such equations are called
as pseudo quadratic equations.
11. If the equation has four real and distinct roots, then λ lies in the interval

(A) (– ∞, –6)  (6, ∞) (B) (0, ∞)

(C) (6, ∞) (D) (– ∞, –6)
12. If the equation has no real root, then λ lies in the interval
(A) (– ∞, 0) (B) (– ∞, 6) (C) (6, ∞) (D) (0, ∞)
13. If the equation has only two real roots, then set of values of λ is
(A) (– ∞, –6) (B) (–6, 6) (C) {6} (D) 

Exercise –5
Revision exercise (Moderate to Tough)
Solve the inequality. Where ever base is not given take it as 10.
2
4
 x5 
1.  log 2 x    log 1

  20 log 2 x  148  0 2. x1/logx . log x < 1
4 
 2 

3. (log 100 x)2 + (log 10 x)2 + log x  14 4. log1/2 (x + 1) > log2 (2  x).
5. logx2 . log2x2 . log2 4x > 1. 6. log1/5 (2x2 + 5x + 1) < 0.
7. log1/2 x + log3 x > 1. 8. logx² (2 + x) < 1
4x  5
9. logx < 1 10. (logx+62) . log2 (x2  x  2)  1
6  5x

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x 2  4x  3
11. log3 0 12. log[(x+6)/3][log2{(x  1)/(2 + x)}] > 0
x2  x  5

log3 ( x 2  3x  7)
13. Find out the values of 'a' for which any solution of the inequality, < 1 is also a
log 3 (3x  2)

solution of the inequality, x2 + (5  2 a) x  10a.

14. Solve the inequality log x

log 2  
 x 2  10x  22   0 .
2

15. Find the set of values of 'y' for which the inequality, 2 log0.5 y2  3 + 2 x log0.5 y2  x2 > 0 is valid
for atleast one real value of 'x'.

Exercise –6
Section – I : JEE (Advanced) Questions Previous Years

a10  2a8
1. Let α and β be the roots of x2 – 6x – 2 = 0, with α > β. If an = αn – βn for n  1, then the value of
2a 9

is [IIT-JEE 2011, Paper-1, (3, –1), 80]

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
2. A value of b for which the equations [IIT-JEE 2011, P-2]
x2 + bx – 1 = 0
x2 + x + b = 0
have one root of common is

(A)  2 (B) i 3 (C) i 5 (D) 2

3. The quadratic equation p(x) = 0 with real coefficients has purely imaginary roots. Then the equation
p(p(x)) = 0 has [JEE (Advanced) 2014, P-2]
(A) only purely imaginary roots (B) all real roots
(C) two real and two purely imaginary roots (D) neither real nor purely imaginary roots
4. Let S be the set of all non-zero real numbers α such that the quadratic equation αx2 – x + α = 0 has two
distinct real roots x1 and x2 satisfying the inequality |x1 – x2| < 1. Which of the following intervals is(are) a
subset(s) of S ? [JEE (Advanced) 2015, P-2]
  1          1
(A)   2 ,  (B)  ,0  (C)  0,  (D)  , 
 5  5   5  5 2
5. Suppose a, b denote the distinct real roots of the quadratic polynomial x2 + 20x – 2020 and suppose c, d
denote the distinct complex roots of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 20x + 2020. Then the value of
ac(a – c) + ad(a – d) + bc(b – c) + bd(b – d) [JEE (Advanced) 2020, P-1]
(A) 0 (B) 8000 (C) 8080 (D) 16000

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6. For x   , the number of real roots of the equation [JEE (Advanced) 2021, P-1]
3x2 – 4|x2 – 1| + x – 1 = 0 is ________.

Section – II : JEE (Main) Questions Previous Years

7. Let α and β be two roots of the equation x2 + 2x + 2 = 0, then α15 + β15 is equal to:
[JEE(Main) 2019, (09-01-19), Shift-1]
(1) – 256 (2) 512 (3) – 512 (4) 256
8. The number of all possible positive integral values of α for which the roots of the quadratic equation,
6x2 – 11x + α = 0 are rational numbers is : [JEE (Main) 2019, (09-01-19), Shift-2]
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 2
9. If both the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – mx + 4 = 0 are real and distinct and they lie in the interval
[1, 5], then m lies in the interval: [JEE(Main) 2019, (09-01-19), Shift-2]
(1) (– 5, – 4) (2) (4, 5) (3) (5, 6) (4) (3, 4)
10. If 5, 5r, 5r2 are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, then r cannot be equal to:
[JEE(Main) 2019, (10-01-19), Shift-1]
3 5 7 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4 4 4 2
11. Consider the quadratic equation (c – 5) x2 – 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: [JEE(Main) 2019, (10-01-19), Shift-1]
(1) 18 (2) 12 (3) 10 (4) 11
12. The value of λ such that sum of the squares of the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 + (3 – λ) x + 2 = λ has
the least value is: [JEE(Main) 2019, (10-01-19), Shift-2]
15 4
(1) (2) 1 (3) (4) 2
8 9
13. If one real root of the quadratic equation 81x2 + kx + 256 = 0 is cube of the other root, then a value of k is:
[JEE(Main) 2019, (11-01-19), Shift-1]
(1) – 81 (2) 100 (3) 144 (4) – 300
14. If λ be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic equation in x, 3m2x2 + m(m – 4) x + 2 = 0, then the least value
1
of m for which    1, is [JEE(Main) 2019, (12-01-19), Shift-1]


(1) 2  2 (2) 43 2 (3) 2 3 (4) 42 3

15. The number of integral values of m for which the quadratic expression, (1 + 2m) x2 – 2 (1 + 3m) x + 4

(1 + m), x  R, is always positive, is : [JEE(Main) 2019, (12-01-19), Shift-2]

(1) 3 (2) 8 (3) 7 (4) 6

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n
2 
16. If α and β be the roots of the equation x – 2x + 2 = 0, then the least value of n for which   = 1 is :

[JEE(Main) 2019, (08-04-19), Shift-1]
(1) 2 (2) 5 (3) 4 (4) 3

17. The sum of the solutions of the equation x 2  x  

x  4  2  0,  x  0  is equal to:

[JEE(Main) 2019, (08-04-19), Shift-1]

(1) 9 (2) 12 (3) 4 (4) 10
18. The number of integral values of m for which the equation (1 + m2) x2 – 2(1 + 3m) x + (1 + 8m) = 0 has no
real root is : [JEE(Main) 2019, (08-04-19), Shift-2]
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) infinitely many (4) 3
19. Let p, q  R. If 2 – 3 is a root of the quadratic equation, x2 + px + q = 0, then:

[JEE(Main) 2019, (09-04-19), Shift-1]

(1) p 2  4q  12  0 (2) q 2  4p  16  0

(3) q 2  4p  14  0 (4) p 2  4q  12  0

20. If m is chosen in the quadratic equation (m 2  1)x 2  3x  (m 2  1)2  0 such that the sum of its roots is

greatest, then the absolute difference of the cubes of its roots is:
[JEE(Main) 2019, (09-04-19), Shift-2]

(1) 10 5 (2) 8 3 (3) 8 5 (4) 4 3

 
21. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + x sin   2sin   00,   0,  , then
 2

12  12
is equal to : [JEE(Main) 2019, (10-04-19), Shift-1]
 12
  12    24

212 212 212 26

(1) (2) (3) (4)
 sin   4 12  sin   8 12  sin   86  sin   8 12
22. The number of real roots of the equation 5  2 x  1  2 x 2x  2 is:  
[JEE (Main) 2019, (10-04-19), Shift-2]
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 1

23. Let  and  are the roots of x2 – x – 1 = 0 such that Pk   k   k , k  1 then which one is incorrect?

[JEE (Main) 2020, (07-01-20), Shift-2]

(1) P5  P2  P3 (2) P1  P2  P3  P4  P5  26

(3) P3  P5  P4 (4) P4  11

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24. If 2x 2   a  10  x   2a,a  Z has real roots, then minimum value of ‘a’ is equal to
2
[JEE (Main) 2020, (08-01-20), Shift-1]

25. Solution set of 3x (3x  1)  2  3x  1  3x  2 contains [JEE(Main) 2020, (08-01-20), Shift-2]

(1) singleton set (2) two elements

(3) at least four elements (4) infinite elements

26. Find number of real roots of equation e4x  e3x  4e2x  ex  1  0 is

[JEE (Main) 2020, (09-01-20), Shift-1]
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

27. Let both root of equation ax 2  2bx  5  0 are  and root of equation x 2  2bx  10  0 are  and  .

Find the value of  2   2 [JEE (Main) 2020, (09-01-20), Shift-2]

(1) 20 (2) 25 (3) 15 (4) 30

28. 
The number of elements in the set x   :  x  3 x  4  6 is equal to 
[JEE (Main) 2021, (16-03-21), Shift-1]
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 1
1
29. Let P(x) = x2 + bx + c be a quadratic polynomial with real coefficients such that 0 P  x  dx  1 and P(x)
leaves remainder 5 when it is divided by (x – 2). Then the value of 9 (b + c) is equal to:
[JEE(Main) 2021, (16-03-21), Shift-2]
(1) 9 (2) 15 (3) 7 (4) 11
1
30. The value of 4  [JEE (Main) 2021, (17-03-21), Shift-1]
1
5
1
4
1
5
4  .......

2 4 4 2
(1) 2 30 (2) 2 30 (3) 4 30 (4) 5 30
5 5 5 4

1
31. The value of 3  is equal to [JEE (Main) 2021, (18-03-21), Shift-1]
1
4
1
3
1
4
3  .......

(1) 1.5  3 (2) 2 3 (3) 3 2 3 (4) 4 3

32. If f(x) and g(x) are two polynomials such that the polynomial P(x) = f (x3) + xg (x3) is divisible by x2 + x + 1,
then P(1) is equal to _________ [JEE(Main) 2021, (18-03-21), Shift-2]

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33. If the sum of the squares of the reciprocals of the roots  and  of the equation 3x 2  x  1  0 is 15, then
 
2
6  3  3 is equal to : [JEE(Main) 2022, 24 June, Shift-1]
(1) 18 (2) 24 (3) 36 (4) 96
31 9  10
34. For a natural number n, let an = 19n – 12n. Then, the value of is
578

[JEE(Main) 2022, 25 June, Shift-1]

3 2
35. The sum of the cubes of all the roots of the equation x4 – 3x – 2x + 3x + 1 = 10 is _______.
[JEE(Main) 2022, 26 June, Shift-1]
81
36. If the sum of all the roots of the equation e2x – 11ex – 45e–x + = 0 is loge P, then p is equal to ______.
2
[JEE(Main) 2022, 27 June, Shift-1]
4x 3x 2x x
37. The number of real solutions of the equation e + 4e – 58e + 4e + 1 = 0 is ______.
[JEE(Main) 2022, 28 June, Shift-1]
38. If the numbers appeared on the two throws of a fair six faced die are  and , then the probability that
x2 + x +  > 0, for all x  R, is : [JEE (Main) 2022, 25 July, Shift-1]
17 4 1 19
(1) (2) (3) (4)
36 9 2 36

39. The number of distinct real roots of the equation x5 (x3 – x2 – x + 1) + x (3x3 – 4x2 – 2x + 4) – 1 = 0 is
[JEE (Main) 2022, 26 July, Shift-1]
40. If ,  are the roots of the equation [JEE (Main) 2022, 25 July, Shift-1]

 
 log 1 2

 3  3 3  3  5 5  3  1  0
log3 5 log5 3 log
x2  5  3 5
 
 
1 1
Then the equation, whose roots are   and   ,
 
(1) 3x2 – 20x – 12 = 0 (2) 3x2 – 10x – 4 = 0
(3) 3x2 – 10x + 2 = 0 (4) 3x2 – 20x + 16 = 0
41. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c be such that f(1) = 3, f(–2) =  and f(3) = 4. If f(0) + f(1) + f(–2) + f(3) = 14, then
 is equal to [JEE (Main) 2022, 28 July, Shift-2]
13 23
(1) –4 (2) (3) (4) 4
2 2
42. Let  ,       be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – x – 4 = 0. If Pn =  n   n , n   , then

P15 P16  P14 P16  P152  P14 P15

is equal to _____. [JEE (Main) 2022, 29 July, Shift-2]
P13 P14
43. Let  be a root of the equation (a – c) x2 + (b – a) x + (c – b) = 0 where a, b, c are distinct real numbers such
 2  1
 
that the matrix  1 1 1 is singular. Then the value of
a b c
 
 a  c 2   b  a 2   c  b 2 is [JEE (Main) 2023, 24 Jan, Shift-1]
 b  a  c  b   a  c  c  b   a  b  b  a 
(1) 6 (2) 3 (3) 9 (4) 12

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44. The number of real solution of the equation 3  x 2  2
 2  x    5  0 , is
 x   x
[JEE (Main) 2023, 24 Jan, Shift-2]
(1) 4 (2) 0 (3) 3 (4) 2

45.

  5  
Let S =  : log 2 92  4  13  log 2  .32  4  1  2  Then the maximum value of  for which the
 2  
2
 
  x      1   0 has real roots, is __. [JEE (Main) 2023, 25 Jan, Shift-1]
2
equation x 2  2 
 s  s
1
2
46. Let a  R and let ,  be the roots of the equation x  60 4 x  a  0. If 4 + 4 = – 30, then the product
of all possible values of a is ____. [JEE (Main) 2023, 25 Jan, Shift-2]

47. The sum of all the roots of the equation | x 2  8 x  15 | 2 x  7  0 is

[JEE (Main) 2023, 06 Apr, Shift-1]

(1) 9 3 (2) 9 3 (3) 11  3 (4) 11  3

48. Let m and n be numbers of real roots of the quadratic equations x 2  12 x  [ x ]  31  0 and

x 2  5 | x  2 |  4  0 respectively, where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x. Then m2 + mn + n2 is equal

to [JEE (Main) 2023, 08 Apr, Shift-2]

a 21  b 21  a17  b17
49. If a and b are the roots of the equation x2 – 7x – 1 = 0, then the value of is equal to
a19  b19
[JEE (Main) 2023, 11 Apr, Shift-1]

2  23  23  14  14

50. Let ,  be the roots of the quadratic equation x  6 x  3  0. Then 15 is equal to
  15  10  10
[JEE (Main) 2023, 12 Apr, Shift-1]
(1) 81 (2) 9 (3) 72 (4) 729

51. Let ,  be the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  2  0 Then 14 + 14 is equal to

[JEE (Main) 2023, 13 Apr, Shift-2]

(1) – 64 (2) – 64 2 (3) – 128 (4) –128 2

52. The number of real roots of the equation x | x | – 5 | x + 2 | + 6 = 0, is [JEE (Main) 2023, 15 Apr, Shift-1]
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 3

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ANSWER KEY
Exercise – 1
1. (iii) x2 + 2x – 1 = 0; (iv) 8x2 – 8x + 1 = 0 2. 1/2
5. (i) (– , – 6) (ii) (5/3, ) 6. m = 2
7. 3 – 2 + 5 = 0  3 + 2 –  + 22 = 7 & 2 – 2 + 5 = 0  3 42 – 7 + 35 = 5
8. x2 + 4ax + 2b 12. 1 13. (B, D) 17. x   19. 2, 3
20. (– , –1) 21. (–6,0)  (0, 3) – {2} 22. (–1, 4) – {1}
3 7
23. (–, )  ( , + ) 24. (2,3) 25. (–, –1)  (1,3)
2 3
7 11
26. (–7, 4)  (– 4, 1) 27. 1, 6 29. (–, – 4]  [–2, –1]  [1, ) 30. k= or –
4 8
3  5
33. p= ; q=4 34. = or 35. (iv)
2 6 6
36. a = –7, b = –8; roots are (3, 4) (3, 5) and (3, 12).
37. a = 1/2, b = – 2 38. –1/8 39. log 4 43. Maximum = 4 ; minimum = –5
44. a  (–12, 2)
48. (i) 2 + 2 + 2 = ( +  + )2 – 2 
(ii) 3 + 3 + 3 – 3 = ( +  + ) (2 + 2 + 2 – – –)
  3 = ( +  + ) [ 2 – ] + 3
3 3 
49.  , – , –4  50. 2 51. Zero 52. y3 – 8y2 + 19y – 1 = 0
 2 2 

11
53. y3 + 33y2 + 12y + 8 = 0 54. 150 where  = 3/2 55. d> 56. (– , –2)
9
57. (– , –2)  (–1, –1/2)  (1, ) 58. k  (–2, 3) 59. 
 27 
60. (– 6, – 2)  (–2, 0) 61. (– , 0]  (6, ) 62.  6, 
 4 

63. 5, 24 67. a  (– , 4)  (12, ) 68. a  –1

70. for b  (– , 2] least value is f (4) = 8b –3b2 – 16; for b  [2, ) least value is f (0) = – 3b2

71. p = 1 – 2 or 5  10 72. (– , –1)  (4, ) 73. a  – 3/5

74. m  (1, ) 75. (i) (– , – 1)  (5/4, ) ; (ii) k = – 1; (iii) (–1, 1)  (5/4) ; (iv) k = 1
76. [2, )
Exercise – 2
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (D)
8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (D) 11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (C)
15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (A)
22. (A)

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Exercise – 3
1. (BD) 2. (AD) 3. (ABCD) 4. (ABCD) 5. (ABC) 6. (AC) 7. (AC)
8. (BCD) 9. (BC) 10. (AC) 11. (BCD) 12. (BC) 13. (ABD) 14. (ABCD)
15. (ABCD) 16. (AD) 17. (AD) 18. (AD) 19. (ABD) 20. (AD) 21. (AD)
22. (AB) 23. (CD) 24. (BD) 25. (ABC) 26. (AB)
Exercise – 4
1. 2 2. 8 3. 11 4. 1 5. 73 6. 10 7. 3
8. 13 9. 1 10. 18
11. (A) - (T) ; (B) – (R) ; (C) – (P) 12. (A) - (R) ; (B) – (S) ; (C) – (Q) ; (D) – (Q)
13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (D)
20. (B) 21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (B) 25. (D)
Exercise – 5
 1 1 1
1. x   ,    8,16  Q 2. (0,1)  (1, 101/10) Q 3. 9
 x  10
 16 8  10

1 5 1 5
4. 1 < x < or < x < 2 Q 5. 2 2
< x < 2-1 ; 1 < x < 2 2
Q 6. (,  2.5)  (0, )
2 2

7. 0 < x < 31/1– log3 (where base of log is 2) 8. 2 < x < 1, 1 < x < 0, 0 < x < 1, x > 2
1 2 1
9. <x<1 10. x < 7, 5 < x  2 , x  4 11. x ; x2
2 3 2

12. ( 6 ,  5)  ( 3 ,  2) 13. a
5
2
14.  
x  3,5  3   7,  

15.    ,  2 2       
1 ,0  0, 1  2 2 ,
2 2  
Exercise – 6
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (4) 7. (1)
8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (3) 11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (2)
15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (4) 18. (3) 19. (4) 20. (3) 21. (2)
22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (8) 25. (1) 26. (1) 27. (2) 28. (2)
29. (3) 30. (1) 31. (1) 32. 0 33. (2) 34. (4) 35. (36)
36. (45) 37. (2) 38. (1) 39. (3) 40. (2) 41. (4) 42. (16)
43. (2) 44. (2) 45. 25 46. 45 47. (2) 48. 9 49. 51
50. (1) 51. (3) 52. (4)

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