2
1. The equation x +qx +rp=0 , has
[IIT 1997 Cancelled]
(a) No solution (b) One solution
(c) Two solutions (d) More than two solutions
2. Both the roots of the given equation
( x−a)( x−b)+( x−b)( x−c )+( x−c )( x−a )=0 are always
[MNR 1986; IIT 1980; Kurukshetra CEE 1998; RPET 2002]
(a) Positive (b) Negative
(c) Real (d) Imaginary
3. If a,b,c∈Q , then roots of the equation
(b+c−2a) x2 + (c +a−2b ) x+(a+b−2 c)=0 are
(a) Rational (b) Non-real
(c) Irrational (d) Equal
α β
+ =
4. If α, β are the roots of the equation
2
ax +bx +c=0 , then aβ+ b aα +b
2 2
(a) a (b) b
2 2
−
(c) c (d) a
2 2 2 2
5. If α,β are the roots of x + px+1=0 and γ ,δ are the roots of x +qx+1=0 ,then q −p =
[IIT 1978; DCE 2000]
(a) (α−γ )( β−γ )(α+δ )( β +δ )
(b) (α+γ )( β+γ )(α−δ )( β+δ )
(c) (α+γ )( β+γ )(α+δ )( β +δ )
(d) None of these
6. The roots of the quadratic equation (a+b−2 c ) x2 −(2a−b−c ) x+(a−2 b+c )=0 are
1
(a) a+b +c and a−b+c (b) 2 and a−2b +c
1
(c) a−2b +c and a+b−x (d) None of these
2
7. Given that tan α and tan β are the roots of x − px +q=0 , then the value of sin2 (α+β )=
[RPET 2000]
2
p p2
(a) p +(1−q )2
2
(b) p2 +q 2
2 2
q p
(c) p +(1−q )2
2
(d) ( p +q )2
8. If every pair of the equations
2 2 2
x + px+qr=0 , x +qx +rp=0 , x +rx+ pq=0
have a common root, then the sum of three common roots is
−( p+q+r ) − p+q+r
(a) 2 (b) 2
(c) −( p+q+r) (d) − p+q+r
9. If x, y , z are real and distinct, then
2 2 2
u=x +4 y +9 z −6 yz−3 zx−zxy is always [IIT 1979]
(a) Non-negative (b) Non-positive
(c) Zero (d) None of these
( x−a )( x−b )
10. If x is real, the function ( x−c) will assume all real values, provided [IIT 1984; Karnataka
CET 2002]
(a) a>b >c (b) a<b <c
(c) a> c< b (d) a< c< b
3
11. If α, β, γ are the roots of the equation x +4 x+1=0 , then (α+β )−1 +( β +γ)−1 +( γ+α )−1=
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
12. If both the roots of the quadratic equation
2 2
x −2 kx +k +k −5=0
are less than 5, then k lies in the interval [AIEEE 2005]
(a) (−∞, 4) (b) [4, 5]
(c) (5, 6] (d) (6, ∞ )
13. If a root of the given equation a(b−c )x 2+b(c−a)x+c(a−b)=0
is 1, then the other will be [RPET 1986]
a(b−c) b(c−a)
(a) b(c−a) (b) a(b−c)
c( a−b )
(c) a(b−c) (d) None of these