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QUADRATIC EQUATIONS MCQs

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Question 1.


If x is real and satisfies x + 2 > x+4, then


  1.     x < -2
  2.     x >0
  3.     -3 < x < 0
  4.     -3 < x < 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> x >0
:
B

Given, x + 2 > x+4  ⇒ (x+2)2>(x+4) but inequality sign will be remained same if both sides are positive or negative.
R.H.S is positive and so L.H.S will also be positive.
Thus x>-2 


x2+4x+4>x+4x2+3x>0


x(x+3)>0x<3 or x>0  ⇒ x>0


Question 2.


The number of real values of x for which the equality |3x2+12x+6|=5x+16 holds good is 


  1.     4
  2.     3
  3.     2
  4.     1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2
:
C

Equation |3x2+12x+6|=5x+16     ......(i)


when 3x2+12x+60 ⇔ x2+4x2


|x+2|242|x+2|(2)2


⇔ x + 2 ≤ - 2 or x + 2 ≥ 2.......(ii)


Then (i) becomes 3x2+12x+6=5x+16


3x2+7x10=0 ⇒ x = 1, -103


But x = -103 does not satisfy (ii)


When 3x2+12x+6<0 ⇒ x2+4x>2


|x+2|222x2+2....(iii)


3x2+17x+22=0 ⇒ x=2,113


But x = - 113 does not satisfy (iii). So, 1 and -2 are the only solutions.


Question 3.


If x, y, z are real and distinct, then x2+4y2+9z26yz3zx2xy


  1.     Non-negative
  2.     Non-positive
  3.     Zero
  4.     positive only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Non-negative
:
A

x, y, z, ∈ R and distinct.


Now, u = x2+4y2+9z26yz3zx2xy


=12(2x2+8y2+18z212yz6zx4xy)


=12{(x24xy+4y2)+(x26zx+9z2)+(4y212yz+9z2)}


=12{(x2y)2+(x3z)2+(2y3z)2}


Since it is sum of squares. So U is always non-negative.


Question 4.


If x is real, then the maximum and minimum values of expression x2+14x+9x2+2x+3will be


  1.     4, - 5
  2.     5,  - 4
  3.     - 4, 5 
  4.     - 4, - 5
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 4, - 5
:
A

Let y=x2+14x+9x2+2x+3


y(x2+2x+3)x214x9=0


(y1)x2+(2y14)x+3y9=0


For real x, its discriminant ≥ 0


i.e. 4(y7)24(y1)3(y3)0


y2+y200 or (y4)(y+5)0


Now, the product of two factors is negative if these are of opposite signs. So following two cases arise:


Case 1: y40 or y4 y+50 or y5


This is not possible.


Case 2: y40 or y4 y+50 or y5 Both of these are satisfied if -5≤y≤4


hence maximum value of y is 4 and minimum value is -5


Question 5.


If x is real, the expression x+22x2+3x+6 takes all value in the interval


  1.     (113,13)
  2.     (113,13)
  3.     (13,113)
  4.     [13,113]
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> (113,13)
:
B

If the given expression be y, then


y=2x2y+(3y1)x+(6y2)=0


If y ≠ 0 then  Δ ≥ 0 for real x i.e. B24AC0


or 39y2+10y+10 or (13y+1)(3y1)0


⇒  113y13


if y = 0 then x = -2 which is real and this value of y is included in the above range.


Question 6.


If x23x+2 be a factor of x4px2+q, then (p, q) = 


  1.     (3, 4)
  2.     (4, 5)
  3.     (4, 3)
  4.     (5, 4)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> (5, 4)
:
D

x23x+2 be factor of x4px2+q=0


Hence (x23x+2)=0  ⇒ (x-2)(x-1) = 0


⇒ x = 2, 1, putting these values in given equation


so, 4p - q -16 = 0     ......(i)


and, p - q - 1 = 0      .......(ii)


Solving (i) and (ii), we get (p, q) = (5, 4)


Question 7.


If x2+ax+10=0 and x2+bx10=0 have a common root, then a2b2 is equal to


  1.     10
  2.     20
  3.     30
  4.     40
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 40
:
D

Let α be a common root, then


α2+αα+10=0    


and α2+bα10=0


from (i) - (ii),


(ab)α+20=0 ⇒ α = 20ab


Substituting the value of α in (i), we get


(20ab)2+a(20ab)+10=0


⇒400 - 20 a(a - b) + 10(ab)2 = 0


⇒40 -2a2 + 2ab + a2b2 -2ab = 0


a2b2 = 40


Question 8.


x211x+a and x214x+2a will have a common factor, if a = 


  1.     24
  2.     0,24
  3.     3,24
  4.     0,3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 0,24
:
B

Exprssions are x211x+a and x214x+2a will have a common factor, then


x222a+14a=xa2a=114+11


x28a=xa=13 ⇒ x2=8a3 and x=a3


(a3)2=8a3 ⇒ a29=8a3 ⇒ a = 0, 24.


Alternate Method : We can check by putting the values of a from the options.


Question 9.


If the equation x2+px+q=0 and x2+qx+p=0, have a common root, then p + q + 1 =


  1.     0
  2.     1
  3.     2
  4.     -1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 0
:
A

Let α is the common root, so α2+pα+q=0


and α2+qα+p=0


⇒ (p - q) α + (q - p) = 0 ⇒  α=1


Put the value of α , p + q + 1 = 0


Question 10.


If ax2+bx+c=0 and bx2+cx+a=0 have a common root


a ≠ 0, then a3+b3+c3abc= 


 


  1.     1
  2.     2
  3.     3
  4.     4 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3
:
C

The condition for common roots gives (bca2)2=(cab2)(abc2) On simplification gives a3+b3+c3=3abc


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