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Practice Sheet-20
for CLASS : XII
Academic Session : 2020-21 JEE (MAIN+ADVANCED) 2021

MATHEMATICS

Topic : Quadratic Expression & Equations,Inequations, Progression

SUBJECTIVE TYPE
1. Find all integers 'x' for which f ( x ) = x 4 + x 3 + x 2 + x is a perfect square. Also find the number of integral

solution of q 2 = f ( p ) - p 4 - p3 + 1
2. The sum of several consecutive positive integers is equal to 1000. Find the series of numbers
3. Let l be the number of values of triplet (a,b,c) such that a 3 - b3 - c3 = 3abc & a 2 = 2 ( b + c ) ; a,b,cΥ

& Let 'p' be an integer for which both roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + a ( p - ( a + b ) ) x + 9 = 0 lies in

the interval ( - ( a + b + 3c ) , b ) . If a, g1 , g 2 ,.........g 20 , p are in G.P then the value of g 4 g17 equals

4. Prove that the polynomial f ( x ) = x 4 + 26x 3 + 52x 2 + 78x + 1989 cannot be expressed as a product of
two polynomial p(x) & q(x) with integral co-efficients of degree less than 4

ad 2 3bd
5. Show that the roots of biquadratic ax + 4bx + 4dx + e = 0 have only 2 distinct values if
4 3
= =1
b e bd - ae
2

l -l
6. If the reciprocal of every root of x 3 + x 2 + ax + b = 0 is also a root. Prove that a = b = or a = b = .
198 198
In each case find the roots. Here l corresponds to value for which 2200 - 2192.31 + 2l is a perfect square

n 2 ( n + 1) ( n - 2 )( n - 1)
2
7. Show that the sum of products of first n positive integers taken 3 at a time is .
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f ¢( x)
If a, b, g be the roots of the equation f(x) = 0. Prove that f x = å Sm-1x where , S n is the sum of the
-m
8.
( )
nth powers of the roots
9. If a, b, g are the roots of the cubic x 3 + 3bx 2 + 3cx + d = 0 . Prove that equation in 'y' whose roots are

bg - a 2 ga - b 2 ab - g 2
, , is obtained by the transformation axy + b ( x + y ) + c = 0 . Hence form
b + g - 2a g + a - 2b a + b - 2g
the equation with above roots

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PRACTICE SHEET-20

10. If a, b, g are roots of x 3 + 2x 2 + 3x + 1 = 0 . Form an equation whose roots are

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
+ 3 - 3, 3 + 3 - 3 , 3 + 3 - 3
b 3
g a a g b a b g

11. Let p ( x ) = x 2 + ax + b be a quadratic polynomial in which a & b are integers. GIven any integers n,
show that there is an integer M such that p ( n ) p ( n + 1) = p ( M )

If n is an odd positive integer not divisible by 3. Show that xy ( x + y ) ( x + xy + y ) is a factor of

2 2
12.

EN
( x + y)
n
- x n - yn

( (9 - x ) - x - 1) ³ 1

om
2
13. Solve the inequation log x

14. If p be the first of n A.M's between two numbers, q be the first of n. H.M's between the same numbers.

æ n +1ö

ro
Prove that the value of q cannot lie between p and ç ÷p
è n -1ø
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15. { x} , [ x ] and ( x ) are the fractional part of x, greatest integer of x and nearest integer to x respectively

and defined as follows : x = [ x ] + {x} ; ( x ) = í

ss
ìï2[ x ] - {x} , if x < 0
then solve the equation ( x ) = x + {x}
la
ïî[ x] + 3{x} , if x ³ 0
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16. Find all the value of the parameter a for which the inequality a9 x + 4 ( a - 1) 3x + a > 1 is satisfied for all
real values of x
l
ita

æ x +1 ö
17. Solve the equation ( x - 3)( x + 1) + 3 ( x - 3) ç ÷ - 28 = 0
è x -3ø

18. Given that x 4 + px 3 + ax 2 + rx + s = 0 has four real +ve roots prove

ig

(i) pr - 16s ³ 0
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(ii) q 2 - 36s ³ 0 with equality in each case iff four roots are equal

19. If a + b + c = 0 prove a 5 + b5 + c5 = -5abc ( ab + bc + ca )

2 n -1
æbö æbö æbö
20. Let a, b be two distinct positive roots of x 2 - 2ax + ab = 0 and Sn = 1 + 2 ç ÷ + 3 ç ÷ + ......... + n ç ÷
èaø èaø èaø

4
æ a+b ö
Show that Sn > ç ÷
è a-b ø

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