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The value of a for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation
2
x - ( a - 2 ) x - a - 1 = 0 assume the least value is
(b) 3
om
[ AIEEE 2005 ]
(c) 2
(d) 1
( a ) ( 5, 6 ]
(4)
(d) 2
(3)
(c) 3
(c) (
, 4)
( d ) [ 4, 5 ]
( b ) x - 18x + 16 = 0
2
( d ) x - 18x - 16 = 0
xa
.e
w
w
( a ) 0, 1
(6)
(7)
[ AIEEE 2005 ]
Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and geometric mean 4. Then these numbers
are the roots of the quadratic e uation
( a ) x + 18x + 16 = 0
2
( c ) x + 18x - 16 = 0
(5)
[ AIEEE 2005 ]
ra
(2)
(b) 0
ce
.c
(a) 1
(1)
( c ) 0, - 1
[ AIEEE 2004 ]
( d ) - 1, 2
[ AIEEE 2004 ]
49
4
( b ) 12
(c) 3
(d) 4
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 3
[ AIEEE 2004 ]
- 3 l x l + 2 = 0 is
[ AIEEE 2003 ]
04 - QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
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(9)
(b)
2
3
x + px + q = 0 are +
1
3
[ AIEEE 2003 ]
and
, then
( b ) p = - 1 and q = - 56
( d ) p = - 1 and q = 56
[ AIEEE 2002 ]
( b ) b and c
( d ) ( a + b ) and ( b + c )
( b ) p - q ( 3p + 1 ) + q = 0
3
2
( d ) p + q ( 3p + 1 ) + q = 0
xa
( a ) p - q ( 3p - 1 ) + q
0
3
2
( c ) p + q ( 3p - 1 ) + q = 0
[ IIT 2004 ]
.e
( 12 ) If x
ce
( 11 )
(d)
.c
( a ) p = 1 and q = - 56
( c ) p = 1 and q = 56
( 10 )
1
3
(c)
om
2
3
(a)
ra
(8)
w
w
(a) a > 5
(b) a < -5
[ IIT 2004 ]
2b
(b) lcl
2 > b
( d ) no real value of a
( b ) ( - , -
( c ) ( - , - 1 ) ( 1, )
(d) (
- l x + 2 l + x > 0, is
2)(
2, )
[ IIT 2003 ]
2, )
[ IIT 2002 ]
04 - QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
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log4 ( x - 1 ) = log2 ( x - 3 ) is
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 0
[ IIT 2001 ]
( 16 ) If and are the roots of the equation x + bx + c = 0, where c < 0 < b, then
(a)
1
3
om
[ IIT 2000]
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d)
2
3
[ IIT 2000 ]
0 has
ra
(b) o
( a ) both roots in ( a, b )
.c
( 17 )
ce
( d ) both roots in ( - , a )
xa
( c ) both roots in ( b, + )
[ IIT 2000 ]
2 )x - (4 +
(5 +
(b
w
w
.e
(a) 2
5 )x + 8 + 2
( 20 ) If the roots
(a) a < 2
The equation
(c) 6
f the equation x
(d) 8
( a ) no solution
( c ) two solutions
[ IIT 1999 ]
(b) 2 a 3
x + 1 -
5 = 0 is
x - 1 =
(c) 3 < a 4
(d) a > 4
[ IIT 1999 ]
4x - 1 has
( b ) one solution
( d ) more than two solutions
[ IIT 1997 ]
04 - QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
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If p, q, r are positive and are in A. P., then the roots of the quadratic equation
2
px + qx + r = 0 are real for
r
p
(b)
(a)
- 7 4 3
- 7 4 3
p
r
( 24 )
(d) g(x) 0
(c) g(x) = 0
[ IIT 1990 ]
ra
[ IIT 1989 ]
(a) =
(b) = +
(c) =
(d) < <
[ IIT 1989 ]
2
2
xa
( 25 )
[ IIT 1995 ]
.c
( 23 )
( d ) no p and r
om
( c ) all p and r
ce
( 22 )
x 4 ( og x ) 2 + log x -
.e
( 26 ) The equation
5
4
has
w
w
( 27 ) The equation x -
2
2
= 1 has
x - 1
x - 1
( a ) no root
( c ) two equal roots
( b ) one root
( d ) infinitely many roots
[ IIT 1989 ]
[ IIT 1984 ]
( x - a )( x - b)
will assume all real values provided
(x - c)
[ IIT 1984 ]
04 - QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
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+ 2bx + c = 0 has
[ IIT 1983 ]
om
(c) 3
(d) 2
[ IIT 1982 ]
.c
(a) 4
( 31 ) If a > 0, b > 0 and c > 0, then both the roots of the equation ax
( b ) have negative rea pa ts
ce
ra
( b ) negative
(c
re l
[ IIT 1980 ]
( x - a ) ( x - c ) + ( x - a )( x - b ) = 0
( d ) none of these
[ IIT 1980 ]
( a ) positive
+ bx + c = 0
xa
.e
w
w
( 35
(c) k > -5
( b ) positive
[ IIT 1979 ]
( c ) negative
( d ) none of these
+ bx + c = 0, then
( d ) none of these
[ IIT 1979 ]
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( c ) ( ac - pr )
( d ) ( ar - cp )
( c ) ( 1,
+ 2x + p ( p -
( 40 ) If a > 0, then
1
2
4a - 1
( d ) none of these
differen e
(c) 6
a +
a +
etween
the
roots
of
the
equation
(d) 8
a + .....
1
1+
2
(b)
.e
(a)
the
(b) 4
xa
(a) 2
ce
( c ) A. P.
) = 0
( d ) ( 0,
om
( b ) ( 0, 1 )
.c
, 0)
( a ) H. P.
4a - 1
(c)
1
12
4a - 1
( d ) none of these
If for the quadratic equation ax + bx + c = 0, the difference of the roots is the same
as their product, then the ratio of the roots is
w
w
( 41 )
( 38 )
( b ) ( ap - cr )
ra
( 37 )
a - b
a + b
(b)
b - c
b + c
(c)
c - a
c + a
( d ) none of these
(a)
(b)
k2 - 1
4
(c)
k (k + 2)
4
( d ) none of these
04 - QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
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( a ) ( 3, 4 )
( c ) ( - 9, 3 ] [ 4, 9 )
( b ) [ 3, 4 ]
log
( x2 - 4x + 5 )
( c ) - 2, - 3
(b) 7
( b ) - 5, 30
= x - 1 are
( d ) 2, - 3
( c ) 5, 30
(d
(b) a - b + 2 c = 0
2
2
2
(d) (a
c) = b + c
xa
(b) 1
( d ) none of these
Answers
1
a
2
d
3
c
4
b
5
c
w
w
.e
(a) 0
+ bx + c = 0, then
( a ) a + b - 2ac = 0
2
2
2
(c) (a + c) = b + c
( 47 )
of these
ra
non
ce
( 45 )
( d ) ( - 9, 4 )
om
.c
( 43 ) If x
6
a
21
a
22
b
23
b
24
a
25
d
26
a,b
41
b
42
a
43
a
44
a
45
b
46
b,c
7
b
27
a
47
a
8
a
9
b
28
c,d
48
10
c
29
a
49
30
a
50
11
a
31
c
51
12
c
32
c
52
13
a
33
c
53
14
b
34
b
54
15
b
35
b
55
16
b
17
c
18
b
19
b
20
a
36
d
37
b
38
a
39
c
40
b
56
57
58
59
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