1.

Which of the following equations has 1 and 2 as the roots-

2 2
(A) x 2  x  2  0 (B) x 2  x  2  0 (C) x  x  2  0 (D) x  x  2  0
7. If the roots of the equation 6x 2  7x  k  0 are rational then k is equal to-
(A) 1 (B) 1, 2 (C) 2 (D) 1,2
15. For what value of a, the difference of roots of the equation  a  2  x 2   a  4  x  2  0 is equal to 3
(A) 3,3 2 (B) 3,1 (C) 1,3 2 (D) None of these
16. If ,  are roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 and  ,  are roots of x 2  px  r  0 , then the value of

         is-
(A) p  r (B) p  r (C) q  r (D) q  r

If ,  are roots of the equation 2x 2  35x  2  0 , then the value of  2  35 .  2  35 is equal to
3 3
17.
(A) 1 (B) 8 (C) 64 (D) None of these
 
18. If ,  are roots of the equation px 2  qx  r  0 , then the value of 2  2 is equal to-
 

(A) 
p
qr 23pr  q 2  (B) 
q
pr 23pr  q 2  (C) 
q
pr 23pr  q 2  (D) 
p
pr 23pr  q 2 
19. If product of roots of the equation mx 2  6x   2m  1  0 is 1 , then m equals-
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 1 3 (D)  1 3

20.
2 2
 2

For what value of a, the sum of roots of the equation x  2 2  a  a x  a  0 is zero-
(A) 1,2 (B) 1, 2 (C) 1, 2 (D) 1, 2
21. The difference between the roots of the equation x 2  7x  9  0 is-
(A) 7 (B) 85 (C) 9 (D) 2 85

22. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax 2  4x  c  0 is half of the their difference , then the value of ac
is-
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 12
23. If the sum of the roots of the equation  a  1 x 2   2a  3 x   3a  4   0 is 1 , then the product of the
roots is-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
26. If ,  are the roots of ax + bx + c = 0, the equation whose roots are 2 + , 2 +  is
2

(A) ax2 + x(4a – b) + 4a – 2b + c = 0 (B) ax2 + x (4a – b) + 4a + 2b + c = 0

(C) ax2 + x (b – 4a) + 4a + 2b + c = 0 (D) ax2 + x (b – 4a) + 4a – 2b + c = 0
30. If the roots of the equation 12 x + mx + 5 = 0 are in the ratio 3:2, then m equals
2

1 5 5
(A) (B) (C) 5 10 (D) 10.
12 12 12
31. If one root of the equation x 2  30x  p  0 is square of the other, then p is equal to-
(A) 125, 216 (B) 125, 216 (C) Only 125 (D) Only 216

1
  2

2
32., If ,  are roots of the equation x 2  mx  n  0 , the value of 1     1     is- 

(A) 1   m  n   m  mn  n
2 2
 
(B) 1   m  n   m  mn  n
2 2

(C) 1   m  n    m 
2
 mn  n 2 (D) None of these

   
33. If  and  are the root of ax 2  bx  c  0 , then the value of    is-
 a  b a  b 
2c 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
a a c
2
34. If roots of the equations 2x 2  3x  5  0 and ax  bx  2  0 are reciprcoal of the roots of the other
then  a, b  equals-

(A)  5,3 (B)  5,3 (C)  5, 3 (D)  5, 3

35. If the sum of the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 be equal to sum of the squares, then-
(A) 2ac  ab  b 2 (B) 2ab  bc  c 2 (C) 2bc  ac  c2 (D) None of these
2
36. If one root of ax  bx  c  0 be square of the other, then the value of b3  ac 2  a 2 c is-
(A) 3abc (B) 3abc (C) 0 (D) None of these
38. The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is 2 and sum of their cubes is 98, then the equation is-
2
(A) x  2x  15  0 (B) x 2  15x  2  0 (C) 2x 2  2x  15  0 (D) x 2  2x  15  0
39. If  and  are roots of 2x 2  3x  6  0 , then the equation whose roots are  2  2 and  2  2 will be-
(A) 4x 2  49x  118  0 (B) 4x 2  49x  118  0
(C) 4x 2  49x  118  0 (D) 4x 2  49x  118  0
2 2
If  and  are roots of 2x  7x  6  0 , then the quadratic equation whose roots are  ,  is-
2
40.
 
(A) 3x 2  7x  4  0 (B) 3x 2  7x  4  0 (C) 6x 2  7x  2  0 (D) 6x 2  7x  2  0
 1  1
41. If  and  are roots of x 2  2x  3  0 , then the equation whose roots are and will be-
 1  1
2
(A) 3x 2  2x  1  0 (B) 3x 2  2x  1  0 (C) 3x 2  2x  1  0 (D) x  3x  1  0

42. If  and  be the roots of the equation 2x 2  2  a  b  x  a 2  b 2  0 , then the equation whose roots

are      and      is-

2 2

   
2 2
(A) x 2  2abx  a 2  b 2 0 (B) x 2  4abx  a 2  b 2 0

 
2
(C) x 2  4abx  a 2  b 2 0 (D) None of these

46. If roots of the equation x 2  mx  2  0 are reciprocal of each other, then-

(A)   2 (B)   2 (C) m  2 (D) m  2
47. If one of the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 tends  , then a will tend to-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 2
2
 1
1. Sum of roots is 1 and sum of their reciprocals is , then equation is-
6
(A) x 2  x  6  0 (B) x 2  x  6  0 (C) 6x 2  x  1  0 (D) x 2  6x  1  0
2. If ,  are roots of the equation 2x 2  5x  3  0 , then  2  2  is equal to-
(A) 15 2 (B) 15 4 (C) 15 4 (D) 15 2

3.
2 2 2 2
 
If ,  be the roots of the equation p x  n  pnx  qn x  0 then the value of

 
p  2  2  p  q 22 is-
(A)    (B) 0 (C) p  q (D)     p  q
If  and  are roots of ax  bx  c  0 , then    1   1 is equal to-
2
4..
abc a bc abc ba c
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a a a a
2 2
5. If difference of roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 is 1, then p  4q equals-

(B) 1  2q  (C) 1  2q 
2 2
(A) 2q  3 (D) 2q  3

6.
2
If  and  are the roots of the equation x     x    0 then the values of  and  are  ,   0
(A)   1,   2 (B)   2,   2 (C)   1,   1 (D)   1,   1
7. If roots  and  of the equation x 2  px  q  0 are such that 3  4  7 and 5    4 , then  p,q 
is equal to-
(A) 1,1 (B)  1,1 (C)  2,1 (D)  2,1
x a xb
11. If the roots of the equation = are reciprocal to each other, then -
ax  1 bx  1
(A) a = 1 (B) b = 2 (C) a = 2b (D) b = 0
q –p
15. The equation whose roots are p  q , p  q is-

qp pq
(A) (p + q)2 x2 + (p2 – q2) x + pq = 0 (B) x2 –  q  p  x – (q  p) 2 = 0
 
(C) (p + q) x2 + (p2 – q2) x – pq = 0 (D) None of these
18. If ,  are roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 and  –  =  then –
(A) b2 – 4ac = c2 (B) b2 – 4ac = a2 (C) a (b2 + 4ac) = 2c (D) b2 + 4ac = a
20. If 8, 2 are roots of the equation x + ax +  = 0 and 3, 3 are roots of x2 + x + b = 0 then roots of the
2

equation x2 + ax + b = 0 are -
(A) 1, 9 (B) –1, 8 (C) 2, – 9 (D) –2, 8
21. If the difference of the roots is equal to the product of the roots of the equation 2x2 – (a + 1)x + (a – 1) = 0
then the value of a is-
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
22. If one root of the equation x – x – k = 0 is square of the other, then k equals to -
2

(A) 2 ± 5 (B) 3 ± 2 (C) 2 ± 3 (D) 5 ± 2

3
25. If ,  are roots of the equation (3x + 2)2 + p(3x + 2) + q = 0, then roots of x2 + px + q = 0 are -
(A) ,  (B) 3+ 2, 3+ 2
1 1
(C) (– 2), (– 2) (D) – 2, – 2
3 3
32. If in the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, the sum of roots is equal to sum of squares of their reciprocals, then
b2 bc
+ 2 equals -
ac a
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) –2
36. The quadratic equation whose roots are reciprocal of the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is -
(A) cx2 + bx + a = 0 (B) bx2 + cx + a = 0 (C) cx2 + ax + b = 0 (D) bx2 + ax + c = 0
37. If  and  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the value of (a  + b)-2 + (a + b)-2 is equal to
b 2  2ac c 2  2ab a 2  2bc
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
a 2c 2 a 2b 2 b 2c 2
39. If ,  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0;  + h,  + h are the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0, and D1, D2 the
respective discriminants of these equations, then D1 : D2 equals
a2 b2 c2
(A) p 2 (B) q 2 (C) (D) None of these
r2

40. If ,  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 and  + h,  + h are the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0, then h =
b q 1 b q 1 a p
(A)  a  p  (B) 2  a  p  (C)  2  b  q  (D) None of these
     
48. If the roots of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 differ from the roots of the equation x2 + qx + p = 0 by the same
quantity, then the value of p + q is
(A) -1 (B) – 2 (C) – 4 (D) none
49. If ,  be the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then those of ax2 + 2bx + 4c = 0, are
(A) /2, /2 (B) 2, 2 (C) -2, -2 (D) -, -

1. If the roots of the equation x 2  5x  16  0 are  and the roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 are

    2 and , then - [AIEEE-2002]
2
(A) p = 1 and q = 56 (B) p = 1 and q = – 56
(C) p = – 1 and q = 56 (D) p = – 1 and q = – 56
2. If  and  be the roots of the equation (x – a) (x – b) = c and c  0, then roots of the equation (x – )
(x – ) + c = 0 are - [AIEEE-2002]
(A) a and c (B) b and c (C) a and b (D) a+ b and b + c
 
3. If 2 = 5– 3,  2 = 5–3 then the value of  + is [AIEEE-2002]

(A) 19/3 (B) 25/3 (C) – 19/3 (D) None of these
4. If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of the squares of their
a b c
reciprocals, then , and are in- [AIEEE-2003]
c a b
(A) Arithmetic Geometric Progression (B) Arithmetic Progression
(C) Geometric Progression (D) Harmonic Progression

4
5. The value of ‘a’ for which one root of the quadratic equation ( a 2 – 5a + 3) x2 + (3a – 1) x + 2 = 0 is twice as large
as the other, is- [AIEEE-2003]
1 2 2 1
(A) – (B) (C) – (D)
3 3 3 3
7. If (1– p) is a root of quadratic equation x2 + px + (1 – p) = 0 then its roots are- [AIEEE-2004]
(A) 0,1 (B) – 1, 1 (C) 0, – 1 (D) – 1, 2
8. If one root of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while the equation x2 + px + q = 0 has equal roots, then
the value of ‘q’ is- [AIEEE-2004]
(A) 49/4 (B) 12 (C) 3 (D) 4
9. The value of a for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation x2 – (a – 2) x – a – 1 = 0 assume
the least value is - [AIEEE-2005]
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 2
10. If the roots of the equation x – bx + c = 0 be two consecutive integers, then b2 – 4c equals -
2

[AIEEE-2005]
(A) –2 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
 P Q
11. In a triangle PQR, R = , If tan  2  and tan  2  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, a  0 then -
2    
[AIEEE-2005]
(A) a = b + c (B) c = a + b (C) b = c (D) b = a + c

13. If the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + px + q = 0 are tan 30º and tan 15º, respectively then the value of
2 + q – p is – [AIEEE-2006]
(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
16. If the difference between the roots of the equation x + ax + 1 = 0 is less than 5 , then the set of possible
2

values of a is- [AIEEE-2007]

(A) (–3, 3) (B) (–3, ) (C) (3, ) (D) (– , – 3)
20. Sachin and Rahul attempted to solve a quadratic equation. Sachin made a mistake in writing down the
constant term and ended up in roots (4, 3). Rahul made a mistake in writing down coefficient of x to get
roots (3, 2). The correct roots of equation are: AIEEE [2011]
(A) 6,1 (B) 4,3 (C) -6, -1 (D) -4, -3

1. x 2  2ax  b  0 has real distinct roots  ,  and |    | 2m then b lies in the interval
(A) [a 2  m 2 , a 2 ) (B) (a 2  m 2 , a 2 ) (C) (a 2 ,  a 2  m2 ) (D) none of these
3. If a(p + q) + 2bpq + c = 0 and a (p + r) + 2bpr + c = 0, then the value of qr is
2 2

a c a b
(A) p2 + (B) p2 + (C) p2 + (D) p2 +
c a b a
5. If ,  are roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 then the equation whose roots are 2 + 3 and
3 + 2 is
(A) ab x2 – (a + b) cx + (a + b)2 = 0 (B) ac x2 – (a + c) bx + (a + c)2 = 0
(C) ac x2 + (a + c) bx – (a + c)2 = 0 (D) none of these
6. If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 – ax + b = 0 and An = n + n, then which of the following is true ?
(A) An+1 = aAn + bAn-1 (B) An+1 = bAn + aAn-1
(C) An + 1 = aAn – bA n - 1 (D) An+1 = bAn – aAn-1
10. The number of distinct quadratic equations which remain unchanged when their roots are squared is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
5
 x 2  px  2  0, roots are  ,  

11. x 2  3px  4  0, roots are  ,   then values of p are
x 2  6px  8  0, roots are  ,  
(A) 1 only (B) - 1 only (C) - 1, + 1 both (D) none of these
15. If r is the ratio of the roots of the equation ax + bx + c = 0, then r is the root of the equation.
2

(A) ac x2 + (2ac – b2) x + ac = 0 (B) ac x2 – (2ac – b2) x + ac = 0

(C) ac x + (2ac – b ) x – ac = 0
2 2
(D) ac x2 – (2ac – b2) x – ac = 0

25. If t  1 and - t  1 , t  R , are the roots of ( a + 2 ) x2 + 2ax  1 = 0 , then complete set of values of ‘a’
is
(A)  (B) (   , ) (C) (   , 0) (D) ( 0 ,  )
28. If the roots of the equation x + px – q = 0 are tan 30º and tan 15º, then the value of 2  q  p is
2

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

29 If one root of the equation (a2 – 5a + 3) x2 + (3a – 1) x + 2 = 0 be double the other, then the value of ‘a’
is:
2 2 1 1
(A) (B)  (C) (D) -
3 3 3 3
30. If one root of the equation 8x – 6x – k – 3 = 0 is the square of the other, then the values of k are
2

(A) 4, -24 (B) 4, 24 (C) -4, - 24 (D) – 4, 24

31. If   , but  = 5  3,  = 5  3, then the equation whose roots are / and / is
2 2

(A) x2 – 5x – 3 = 0 (B) 3x2 + 12x + 3 = 0

(C) 3x – 19x + 3 = 0
2
(D) none
32. The roots of the equation (b – c) x + (c – a) x +(a – b) = 0 are
2

ca a b bc ca

(A) ,1 (B) ,1 (C) ,1 (D) ,1
bc bc a b a b
33. The roots of a1x2 + b1x + c1 = 0 are reciprocal of the roots of the equation a2x2 + b2x + c2 = 0, if-
a1 b1 c1 b1 c1 a1 a1 b1 c1
(A) a = b = c (B) b = a = c (C) a = c = b (D) a1 = , b1 = , c1 =
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

35. If x1, x 2 are the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and x 1 + d, x 2 + d are the roots of px2 + qx + r = 0, where
d  0, then
a b c
(A) b2 - 4ac = q2 - 4pr (B)  
pd qd dr
1
(C) d  (bp  aq) (D) a + d = p
2ap
 
 ,  are roots of ax bx c  0,  and  are root of px 2  qx  r  0 then
2
43.

(A) p = r (B) q 2  pq (C) q 2  2pr (D) none of these

48. If  ,  are the roots of x 2 – p (x + 1) – c = 0, c  1, then (  1) (   1) 

(A) 1  c (B) 1 + c (C) c (D) none of these
 2  2  1 2  2  1
49. If ,  are the roots of x 2 – p (x + 1) – c = 0, c  1, then 2  =
  2  c 2  2  c
6
 (A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) none of these
50. Let a, b, c be real numbers with a  0 . If  ,  be the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 , then the
roots of the equation a x  abcx  c  0 are
3 2 3

(A)  2 , 2 (B)  2  ,  2 (C)  3, 3 (D) none of these

If the ratio of the roots of x  bx  c  0 and x 2  qx  r  0 be the same, then
2
51.
(A) r 2c  b 2 q (B) r 2b  c 2 q (C) rb 2  cq 2 (D) rc 2  bq 2

If  ,  be the roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 and   0,   0 , then the value of    1 4 is

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57.
4k

p  6 q  4q1 4 p  2 q
 , where k is equal to

1 1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4
   1
58. If the roots of the equation ax  bx  c  0 , are of the form and , then the value of
 1 
a  b  c
2
is
(A) b 2  2ac (B) 2b 2  ac (C) b 2  4ac (D) 4b 2  2ac

12. 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 bx 2 + ax + 1 = 0
 

 
(C) , are the roots of bx2 + (2b – a2) x + b = 0
 
(D) –, – are the roots of x2 + ax – b = 0

13 If cos  is a root of the equation 25x 2 + 5x - 12 = 0, - 1 < x < 0, then the value of sin 2  is:
(A) 24/25 (B) - 12/25 (C) - 24/25 (D) 20/25
25. The value of m for which one of the roots of x – 3x + 2m = 0 is double of one of the roots of x2 – x + m = 0
2

(A) 0 (B) –2 (C) 2 (D) None of these

PASSAGE - 1
a, b  R , roots of x2 + ax + b = 0 are  ,  and roots of x2 + bx + a = 0 are   k,   k
where k  O
26 Which of the following hold?
(A) a + b = 0 (B) a + b + 4 = 0 (C) a + b + 1 = 0 (D) none
27. If ab =  then interval for  is
(A) ( , 4] (B) ( , 4) (C) ( ,0] (D) none
PASSAGE - 4
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  ,  are roots of x2 + ax + bc = 0 and  ,  are roots of x2 + bx + ac = 0 where a, b, c are non-zero
distinct real numbers.

36. Value of a + b + c is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) cannot be determined
37. Roots of equation x2 + cx + ab = 0 are
     2   2  
(A)  ,  (B) , (C) , (D) none
2 2 3 3
38. Which of the following is true?
(A)   c,   a (B)   a,   c (C)   b (D) none
39. Roots of 3x2 + (a + b + c) x + ab + bc + ca = 0 are
(A) imaginary (B) real and distinct (C) equal (D) none
a2 b2 c2
40. Value of 2   is
a  bc b 2  ac c 2  ab
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none

Two statements are given, one statement is statement – I, the other statements is statement-II. Select the
correct choice for these statements as per following.
(A) Both Statement-I & Statement-II are true and Statement-II is correct explanation of Statement-I.
(B) Both Statement-I & Statement-II are true but Statement-II is not proper explanation of Statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.

50. Statement I : If the roots of the equations x 2  bx  c  0 and x 2  cx  b  0 differ by the same
quantity, then b  c is equal to 4

B2  4AC
Statement II : If  ,  are the roots of the equation Ax  Bx  C  0 , then    
2
A

57. Statement I : We can get the equation whose roots are 2 more than the roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 by
replacing x by (x + 2).
Statement II : x2 + |x| + 5 = 0 has no real roots.

58. Column I Column II

Consider f(x)  x2 –ax + b, where a, b  R

(A) If the roots of f(x) = 0 differ by unity, then a2 = (P) b (ab + 2)

(B) If the roots of f(x) = 0 differ by unity, then 4b2 + a2 = (Q) 1 + 4b

(C) If one of the root of f(x) = 0 be twice the other, then 2a2 = (R) (1 + 2b)2

(D) If the sum of roots of the equation f(x) = 0 is equal to (S) 9b

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 sum of squares of their reciprocal, then a2 =

2. If ,  are the roots of the equation k(x2 - x) + x + 5 = 0. If k1 & k2 are the two values of k for which the
1
roots ,  are connected by the relation  /    /    4 / 5 , find the value of   k1 k 2    k 2 k1   2  4

6. Find the values of the parameter a  0 for which one of the roots of the quadratic equation x 2  x  3a  0
is double of one of the roots of the equation x 2  x  a  0 .

8. If one root of the equation (l – m)x2 + lx + 1 = 0 is double the other and l is real, find the greatest value of
[m]. (Where [x] is greatest integer less than or equal to x)

14. Let P(x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d be a polynomial such that P(1) = 1, P(2) = 8, P(3) = 27, P(4) = 64
then find P(10)/2012.

SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

22.  
If ,  be the roots of the equation, 2 x 2  x  2x  3  0 and 1 ,  2 be the two values of  for which
  4
 and  are connected by the relation,   , then find the quadratic equation whose roots are
  3
2 2
1 
and 2 .
2 1

p q n
23. If the ratio of the roots of x 2  nx  n  0 is p : q, then prove that    0 , where
q p 

 , n , p, q  R  .

30. If  be a root of the equation 4x2 +2x - 1= 0 then prove that 4 3  3 is the other root.
 
32. If ,  are the roots of x2 + px + q = 0 and also of x2n + pn xn + qn = 0, and if , are the roots of
 
xn + 1 + (x + 1)n = 0, then prove that n must be an even integer.
35. If  and  are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then prove that the equation ax2 – bx (x – 1) + c(x – 1)2 = 0
 
has roots ,
1  1 
37. If ,  be the roots of the equation x2 – px + q = 0 and  > 0,  > 0, then find the value of 5 + 5.

40. If ,  be the roots of x2 + px + q = 0 then prove that is a root of qx2 + (2q – p2) x + q = 0.

44.  ,  are roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 and 1 ,   are roots of a1x 2  b1x  c1  0 , form an equation whose

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 roots are  , 1 .
46. If  ,  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0,  a  0  and    ,    are the roots of Ax 2  Bx  C  0 ,

b 2  4ac B 2  4 AC
 A  0  for some constant  , then prove that a2

A2
54. If f  x   a1 x 2  b1 x  c1 and  ,  are the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 , Prove that

 c1a  ca1    ab1  a 1b   bc1  b 1c 

2

f    f   
a2

55. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 is equal to the sum of the squares of their
reciprocals. show that bc 2 , ca 2 , ab 2 are in A.P..
56. If the equation x 2  2 px  q  0 has equal roots, then show that the equation 1  y  x 2  2  p  y 

x   q  y   0 will have its roots real and distinct only when y is negative and p is not unity..
57. If 1 ,  2 be the roots of the equation x 2  px  q  0 and 1 ,  2 be those of equation x 2  rx  s  0
and the system of equations 1 y   2 z  0 and 1 y   2 z  0 has non trivial solutions,then show that

p2 q

r2 s
58. If  and  are the roots of the equation x 2  px  1  0 ,  ,  are the roots of x 2  qx  1  0 then prove
that q 2  p 2                

59. If  and  are the roots of x 2  px  q  0 and  and  are the roots of x 2  rx  s  0 then evaluate
E                 in terms of p, q, r and s . Deduce the condition that equations have
a common root.
60. If one root of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 is equal to the n th power of the other, then show that
1 1

 ac n  n1   a n c  n1  b  0

10. If p,q are roots of the equation x 2 + px + q = 0, then- [IIT Sc.-95]

(A) p = 1 (B) p = – 2 (C) p = 1 or 0 (D) p = – 2 or 0

11. Let p and q are roots of the equation x2 – 2x + A = 0 and r,s are roots of x2 – 18 x + B = 0 if p < q < r < s
are in A.P. then the value of A and B are - [IIT-1997]
(A) – 7, – 33 (B) – 7, – 37 (C) – 3, 77 (D) None of these
16. For the equation 3x2 + px + 3 = 0, p > 0, if one of the roots is square of the other, then p is equal to -
[IIT Sc.-2000]
(A) 1/3 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2/3
19. If one root of the equation x2 + px + q = 0 is square of the other then for any p & q, it will satisfy the relation-
[IIT Sc.-2004]
(A) p3 – q (3p – 1) + q2 = 0 (B) p3 – q (3p + 1) + q2 = 0
(C) p3 + q (3p– 1) + q2 = 0 (D) p3 + q (3p + 1) + q2 = 0

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21. ,  are roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 and  + , 2 + 2, 3 + 3 are in G.P.,  = b2 – 4ac, then
[IIT Sc.-2005]
(A) b  0 (B) bc  0 (C)   0 (D)  = 0

23. Let ,  be the roots of the equation x2 – px + r = 0 and , 2 be the roots of the equation x2 –qx + r = 0.
2
Then the value of r is [IIT -2007]
2 2
(A) (p – q) (2q – p) (B) (q – p) (2p – q)
9 9
2 2
(C) (q – 2p) (2q – p) (D) (2p – q) (2q – p)
9 9
24. Let p and q be real numbers such that p 0, p3  q and p3  – q. If  and  are non zero complex numbers
 
satisfying  +  = – p and 3 + 3 = q, then a quadratic equation having  and as its roots is -

[IIT -2010]
(A) (p + q) x – (p + 2q) x + (p + q) =0 (B) (p + q) x – (p – 2q) x + (p + q) =0
3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3

(C) (p3 – q) x2 – (5p3 – 2q) x + (p3 – q) =0 (D) (p3 – q) x2 – (5p3 + 2q) x + (p3 – q) =0
a10 – 2a8
25. Let  and  be the roots of x2 – 6x – 2 = 0, with  > . If an = n – n for n  1, then the value of 2a 9
is [IIT -2011]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

If ,  are the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 then find the equation whose roots are

 2
  2   3  3  and 5 3  35  2 44

Let a, b, c are real numbers with a  0 and ,  be the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 .
Express the roots of a 3 x 2  abcx  c3  0 in terms of , 

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1. B 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. D 6. A

7. D 8. B 9. A 10. D 11. A 12. C

13. C 14. C 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. B

19. C 20. B 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. B

25. C 26 D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C

31. B 32. D 33. B 34. C 35 A 36. A

37. A 38. D 39. C 40. A 41. A 42. B

43. C 44. B 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. C

49. B 50. D 51. C 52. A 53. D 54 D

55. C 56. C 57. B 58. D 59. B 60. C

1 A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 6 A

7. C 8. C 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. A

13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A

19. D 20. A 21. A 22. A 23. B 24. A

25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. D

31. B 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. A

37. A 38. A 39. A 40. B 41. C 42. C

43. B 44. A 45 A 46. D 47. A 48. C

49. B 50. B 51. A 52. A 53. C 54. A

55. B 56. B 57. D 58. A 59. B 60. A

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1. D 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C

7. C 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. B 12. C

13. A 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. A

19. C 20. A

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. C

7. C 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. C 12. C

13. B 14. A 15. A 16. a 17. a 18. d

19. a 20. a 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. B

25. A 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. D

31. C 32. B 33. B 34. B 35. C 36. B

37. A 38. A 39. C 40. A 41. A 42. C

43. A 44. C 45. B 46. C 47. C 48. A

49. B 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. C

55. C 56. C 57 D 58. C 59. D 60. C

1. A,B 2. A,B,C 3. A,B,C 4. B,C 5. A,B

6. A,B,C 7. A,B,C 8. A,B,C,D 9. A,B 10. A,B,C,D

11. A,C 12. B,C 13. A,C 14. A,B 15. A,C

16. B,C 17. A,B 18. A,B,C 19. A,B 20. B,C

21. A,C 22. C,D 23, B,C 24. B,D 25. A,B

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26 B 27. B 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. D

32. A 33. B 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. A

38. A 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. D 43. A

44. B 45. C

46. A 47. D 48. A 49. D 50. A 51. D

52. A 53. A 54. C 55. B 56. B 57. D

58. (A) Q ; (B) R ; (C) S ; (D) P

59. (A) P, Q, R, S ; (B) P, Q, R, S ; (C) P, Q, R, S ; (D) S

60. (A) S ; (B) R ; (C) Q ; (D) P

1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (4) 4. (2)

5. (6), 6. (2) 7. (6), 

8. (1) 9. (4),   

10. (0), 11. (3),  12. (4)

13. (4) 14. (2) 15. (1) 16. (1)

17. (2), 18. (4),   19. (0)

 
20. (3),   
 

2   8
22.   27. (-  ,  3/4). 28. x   , 3   , 7     
3   5
37.   

44. 45. (I)  (II)  

   
   
   
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47. 
      
 
 


48.  

   
51.   ; 53.    
   

59.           

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. D

7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C 11. C 12. A

13. B 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. D

19. A 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. D 24. B

25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. (-4, 7) 30. (-1)

31. 1 4 and 1 4 32. false 33. B 34. 2

35. x  c b3 2

 4c  x  b  b 2  2c  b 2  3c   0 
36.  2, 2  37. 5/4 38.  1,1   2.4 39. a > 1 40. 1210

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