1

MATHEMATI CS Topic: Number System & Quadratic Equations Dat e:

Daily Practice Problems No-1
( I I T JEE 2013 - VCC)
www. vi dyamandir. com
2011 vidyamandir Classes Pvt. Ltd.
A Quadratic Equation with Real Coefficients
1. The number of values of a for which (a
2
3a + 2)x
2
+ (a
2
5a + 6)x

+ a
2
4 = 0 is an identity in x, is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
Sol: Condition for identify of ax
2
+ bx + c = 0 is a = b = c = 0
i.e.,
2
3 2 0 a a =
,
2
5 6 0 a a =
2
4 0 a =
2
2 2 0 a a a =
2
3 2 6 0 a a a =
( 2)( 2) 0 a a =
( 2) 1( 2) 0 a a a = ( 3) 2( 3) 0 a a a = a = 2, 2
a = 1, 2
2. The equation
2 2
1
1 1
x
x x
=

has :
(a) no root (b) one root (c) two equal roots 6 (d) infinitely many roots
Sol: (a)
2 2
1
1 1
x
x x
= .................... (1)
For the validity of (1),
1 x =
cancelling
2

1 x
on both sides, we get x = 1 (a contradiction)
The given equation has no roots.
3. The sum of the real roots of the equation x
2
+ | x | 6 = 0 is
(a) 4 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) none of these
Sol:
2
| | 6 0 x x =
2
| | | | 6 0 x x =
Let
2
| | 6 0 x y y y = = =
2
3 2 6 0 y y y = =
( 3) 2( 3) 0 y y y = = 2, 3 y = =
| | 3, x = | | 2 x = , x = 2, 2
4. The smallest value of k for which both the roots of the equation
( )
2 2
8 16 0 x kx k k = are real, distinct and have values at
least 4 is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None
Sol: (a)
2 2
8 16( 1) 0 x kx k k =
2 2
64( ( 1) 64( 1) 0 1 D k k k k k = = =
2
(4) 0 16 32 16( 1) 0 1 2 f k k k k or k _ = _ = _ _
2 k =
2
MATHEMATI CS
Topic: Number System & Quadratic Equations Dat e:
Daily Practice Problems No-1
( I I T JEE 2013 - VCC)
2011 vidyamandir Classes Pvt. Ltd.
www. vi dyamandir. com
5. If a e R, b e R then the equation x
2
abx a
2
= 0 has
(a) one positive root and one negative roots (b) both positive roots
(c) both negative roots (d) non-real roots
Sol: Hints : Use the conditions for +ve roots, ve roots, ve roots, non-real roots.
6. If a and b are rational and b is not a perfect square, then the quadratic equation with rational coefficients whose one root is
1
a b
is
(a) x
2
2ax (a
2
b) = 0 (b) (a
2
b)x
2
2ax + 1 = 0 (c) (a
2
b)x
2
2bx + 1 = 0 (d) none of these
Sol: (b)
2 2 2
1 a b a b a b
a b a b a b a b a b

= = =
+
;
2 2
a b
a b a b
= +

Quadratic ecuation thus formed.

2
2 2 2
2
0
a a b a b
x x
a b a b a b
| || |
+ (
+ =
| |
( | |

\ .\ .
=
( )
2
2
2 2
2
2
0
a a b
x x
a b
a b

+ =

=
2 2
( ) 2 1 0 a b x ax + =
7. If x e R, the number of solutions of 1 1 1 x x = is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) infinite
Sol:
( ) ( )
2 2
1 1 1 x x + = +
1 1 1 2 1 x x x + = + +
= ( )
( )
2
2
1 2 1 x =
= 1 4( 1) x = = 4 5 x = =
5
4
x =
8. If l, m, n are real, l m, then the roots of the equation (l m)x
2
5(l + m)x 2(l m) = 0 are
(a) real and equal (b) complex (c) real and unequal (d) none of these
Sol:
2
( ) 5( ) 2( ) 0 l m x l m x l m + =
2 2 2
4 25( ) 8( ) D b ac l m l m = = + +
2 2
25( 2 ) l m lm = + +
2 2
8( 2 ) l m ml + +
2 2
33( 34 ) l m ml = + +
9. If b < 0, then the roots x
1
and x
2
of the equation 2x
2
+ 6x + b = 0, satisfy the condition
1 2
2 1
x x
k
x x
1 1

<



( ) ( )
where k is equal to
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 2
3
MATHEMATI CS Topic: Number System & Quadratic Equations Dat e:
Daily Practice Problems No-1
( I I T JEE 2013 - VCC)
www. vi dyamandir. com
2011 vidyamandir Classes Pvt. Ltd.
Sol:
2
2 6 0 x x b + + =
1 2
3 x x + =
1 2
.
2
b
x x =
1 2
2 1
x x
K
x x
| | | |
+ <
| |
\ . \ .
=
2 2
1 2
1 2
x x
K
x x
+
<
=
( )
2
1 2 1 2
1 2
2 x x x x
K
x x
+
<
=
9
,
3
b
K

<

Proved
10. The condition that the equation
1 1 1 1
x x b m m b
=

has real roots that are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign is
(a) b
2
= m
2
(b) b
2
= 2m
2
(c) 2b
2
= m
2
(d) none of these
Sol:
1 1 1 1
x x b m m b
+ = +
+ +
( ) ( )
x b x m b m
x x b m m b
+ + + +
=
+ +
2 2
(2 )( ) (2 )( ) x b m bm m b x bx + + = + +
2 2 2
2 2 m x bmx bm b m + + +
2 2 2
2 2 mx mbx bx b x = + + +
2 2 2 2 2
(2 ) ( 2 ) 0 m b x b m x bm b + + =
Take one root then try your self
***End of the Paper***