QUADRATIC EQUATION

SECTION - I : MULTIPLE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE

1. If a, b  R and ax2 + bx + 6 = 0, a  0 does not have two distinct real roots, then
(A) Minimum possible value of 3a + b is –2 (B) Minimum possible value of 3a + b is 2
(C) Minimum possible value of 6a + b is –1 (D) Minimum possible value of 6a + b is 1

2. The graph of the quadratic polynomial y = ax 2 + bx + c is as shown in the figure . Then

y

(A) b2  4ac > 0 (B) b < 0 (C) a > 0 (D) c < 0

3. If the quadratic equation (ab –bc) x 2 + (bc – ca) x + ca – ab = 0, a, b, c  R, has both the roots
equal, then
(A) both roots are equal to 0 (B) both roots are equal to 1
(C) a, c, b are in harmonic progresssion (D) ab2 c 2, b2 a2 c, a2 c 2 b are in arithmetic progression

4. One real solution of the equation (x 2 + 2)2 + 8x2 = 6x(x 2 + 2) is

(A) 2 + 2 (B) 2 – 2 (C) 3 + 3 (D) 3 – 3

5. If the roots of the equation x 3 + bx2 + cx – 1 = 0 form an increasing G.P., then

(A) b + c = 0
(B) b  (– , – 3)
(C) one of the roots is 1
(D) one root is smaller than 1 and one root is more than 1.

e e   ee
6.    0 has
xe x xe
(A) one real root in (e, ) and other in (– e, e) (B) one real root in (e, ) and other in (, + e)
(C) two real roots in ( – e, + e) (D) No real roots

SECTION - II : COMPREHENSION TYPE

Read the following comprehensions carefully and answer the questions.
Comprehension # 1
Let f(x) = x 2 + b1x + c 1 , g(x) = x 2 + b2x + c 2 . Real roots of f(x) = 0 be ,  and real roots of g(x) = 0 be
1 7
 +  ,  +  . Least value of f(x) be – . Least value of g(x) occurs at x =
4 2
7. The Least value of g(x) is
1 1 1
(A) –1 (B) – (C) – (D) –
2 4 3
8. The value of b2 is
(A) 6 (B) –7 (C) 8 (D) 0

9. The roots of g(x) = 0 are

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

Comprehension # 2
If roots of the equation x4 – 12x3 + bx2 + cx + 81 = 0 are positive, then

10. Value of b is
(A) – 54 (B) 54 (C) 27 (D) – 27

11. Value of c is
(A) 108 (B) – 108 (C) 54 (D) – 54

12. Root of equation 2bx + c = 0 is

1 1
(A) – (B) (C) 1 (D) – 1
2 2

Comprehension # 3

In the given figure vertices of ABC lie on y = f(x) = ax2 + bx + c. The ABC is right angled isosceles triangle
whose hypotaneous AC = 4 2 units, then
13. y = f(x) is given by

x2 x2
(A) y = –2 2 (B) y = –2 (C) y = x2 – 8 (D) y = x2 – 2 2
2 2 2
14. Minimum value of y = f(x) is

(A) 2 2 (B) –2 2 (C) 2 (D) –2

k
15. Number of integral value of k for which lies between the roots of f(x) = 0, is
2
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12

SECTION - III : MATRIX - MATCH TYPE

16 Match the column

Column -  Column - 

(A) The equation x3 – 6x2 + 9x +  = 0 have exactly (P) –3

one root in (1, 3) then [ + 1] is
(where [.] denotes the greatest integer function)

x 2 – x – 2
(B) If – 3 <  2 for all x  R, then [] is (Q) –2
x2  x  1
can be where [.] denotes the greatest integer function
 (C) If x2 + x + 1 = 0 and (b – c)x2 + (c – a)x + (a – b) = 0 (R) –1
have both the roots common, then [ – 1] is
(where [.] denotes the greatest integer function)

(D) If N be the number of solutions of the (S) 3

equation |x –x – 6 | = x + 2, then the
2

value of – N is.
(T) 0

17. Match The column

Column –  Column – 

(A) Number of real solution of |x + 1| = ex is (p) 2

(B) The number of non-negative real roots of (q) 3

2 – x –1 = 0 equal to
x

(C) If p and q be the roots of the quadratic equation (r) 6

x – ( – 2) x –  – 1 = 0, then minimum
2

value of p2 + q2 is equal to

(D) If  and  are the roots of 2x2 + 7x + c = 0 (s) 4

7
and |2 –  2| = , then c is equal to
4
(t) 5
18. Match the column
Column – I Column – II
(A) If set of all possible values of k for which every solution (p) 3
of the inequation x2 – (3k – 1) x + 2k2 – 3k – 2  0 is
also a solution of the inequation x2 – 1  0 is [, m],
then  + m is equal to
(B) If a, b, c and d are four positive real numbers (q) 1
such that abcd = 1 and minimum value of
(1 + a) (1 + b) (1 + c) (1 + d) is 16 , then  + 2 is equal to
1/ x
 1 
(C) If solution set of the inequality 5x + 2 >   is (r) 4
 25 
(, ), then  is equal to
(D) Let f(x) = x3 + 3x + 1. If g(x) is the inverse function (s) 2

of f(x) and g(5) = , then 4 is equal to
6
(t) 0
19. Let , ,  are three real numbers such that  +  +  = 2, 2 +  2 + 2 = 6 and 3 +  3 + 3 = 8, then
Column – I Column – II
(A) The value of 4 +  4 + 4 is (p) 20
(B) The value of (1 – ) (1 – ) (1 – ) is (q) 18
(C) If |x| < 1, then (x – ) (x – ) (x – ) is (r) positive
(D) The value of (1 + 2) (1 +  2) (1 + 2) is (s) negative
(t) zero

20. For a  0 the equation ax2 + b|x| + c = 0 has exactly k real solutions and p real roots.
Column-I Column-II
(A) If k = 1, p = 1, then there must be (p) ab < 0
(B) If k = 2, p = 2, then there must be (q) bc = 0
(C) If k = 3, then there must be (r) ac < 0
(D) If k = 4, then there must be (s) ab > 0
(t) ac > 0
SECTION - IV : INTEGER TYPE
 1 
21. The equation 9–|x–2| – 4.3–|x–2| – na = 0 has a solution for every real number a    , 1 , then find .
e 

22. If ,  are the roots of the equation x2 – 2x + 3 = 0, then find the sum of roots if equation have roots are
3 – 32 + 5 – 2 &  3 –  2 +  + 5.

ax 2  2(a  1)x  9a  4  
23. If f(x) = 2 is always negative and the range of values of a is a   ,   , then find
( a)x  ( 3  2a)x  a  4 
value of .

24. Find the integral value of a, for which the quadratic expression ax 2 + (a – 2) x – 2 is negative for exactly
two integral values of x.

25. Find the absolute value of the difference of the real roots of the equation
x2 – 22010 x + |x – 22009| + 2(24017 – 1) = 0

26. If ,  are roots of the equation x2 – 34x + 1 = 0, evaluate | 4  – 4  |, where 4 . denotes the principal
value.