a, b, c, x, y and z

Q.1) If
are real and
then the value of
abc
______
x yz
(a)

43

a 2 b 2 c 2 16, x 2 y 2 z 2 9 and ax by cz 12.

16 9

(b)
(c)
(d) none of these
,
,
Ax 2 4 x 1 0
Q.2) Given that
are the roots of the equation
and
the roots of the
2
Bx 6 x 1 0, , , and
equation
are in harmonical progression.
(i)
Find the value of A.
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 8
(ii) Find the value of B.
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 8
10 x 3 cx 2 54 x 27 0
Q.3) 30. The roots of equation
are in the harmonic progression,
(i) Find C
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 36
(ii) Roots of the equation are
3 3
3 3
3 3
, ,3
, ,3
, ,3
5 2
5 2
5 2
(a)
(b)
(c)
3 3
, , 3
5 2
(d)
n 5,100
x 2 2x n 0
nN
Q.4) Consider the equation
, where
and
. Total number of
different values of n so that the given equation has integral roots, is
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 3
3
2
f x 0
f x x x 5x 1 0
, and
Q.5) Let
be the roots of
, where
. Then

.
, where
denotes the greatest integer function, is equal to
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d)
3
1
2
3

0
3
2
f x x x 100 x 7 sin x
y f 1 y f 2 y f 3
Q.6) Let
, then equation
has
(a) no real root
(b) one real root
(c) two real roots
(d) more than two real roots
1

x2 10cx 11d 0

Q.7) If a, b are the roots of the quadratic equation,

and c,
2
x 10ax 11b 0
d are the roots of the quadratic equation,
(where a

b c d 0)
13) The value of a c is:
a) 22
b) 1210
c) 11
d) 121

14)

15)

The value of
1
11
a)

c a
b d

is:
b)

1
9

The value of a + b + c + d is:

a) 121
b) 1210

c) 11

d) 9
c) 11

d) 22

Q.8) Consider the following equation in x and y

(x 2y 1)2 (4x 3y 4)2 (x 2y 1)(4x 3y 4) 0

How
many
solutions to (x, y) with x,y real, does the equation have?
a) zero
b) exactly one
c) exactly two
d) less than 2
2,2
1
Q.9) Let x,y
and xy =
. Then the minimum value of
4
9
U

4 x2 9 y2
is
8
24
12
12
5
11
7
5
a)
b)
c)
d)
ax2 4x 10 0

Q.10) 8)
Find the value of a for which inequality
has at
least one real solution and every solution of the inequality
x2 x 2 0
is larger than any solution of the inequality
ax2 4x 10 0
.
9)

Find all values of k for which there is at least one common solution
x2 4kx 3k2 1 2k
x2 2kx 3k2 8k 4
of the inequalities
and

10)

Find all values of k for which any real x is a solution of at least one
x2 5k2 8k 2 3kx 2
x2 4k2 k 4x 1
of the inequalities
and
.
1 3
2

a 0,
all k ,
,
2 2
3

8)
9)

10)

k ,0 1

Q.11) 1)
a) 0

The number of integral solution of

b) 1
c) 2

Q.12) If , are roots of 375x2 25x 2 = 0 and

7
116

3.

1
12

x3 x
0
2 x

Sn n n
29
358

, is:
d) 3
Lt

, then

A)
B)
C)
If a, b, c are in GP, then the equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and
dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have a common root. If d/a, e/b, f/c are in
A) AP
B) GP
C) HP

Q.13) For what values of a the equation

the roots.

x 2 x 1 a a 2 0

Sr

n r 1

is

D) None

D) AGP

has integral roots. Find

,
x px r 0
2 2
Q.14) 10. Let
be the roots of the equation
and ,
be the roots of
the equation
x 2 qx r 0
. Then the value of r is
2
2
p q 2q p
q p 2 p q
9
9
(a)
(b)
2
2
q 2 p 2q p
2 p q 2q p
9
9
(c)
(d)
Q.15) . If a, b, c,d and p are distinct real numbers such that
a 2 b2 c2 p 2 2 ab bc cd p b2 c2 d 2 0
2

then a,b,c,d.
(a) are in A.P.
(b) are in G..P
Satisfy none of these

(c) are in H.P

(d) satisfy ab=cd

(e)

( d a b) 2 d b c 0
2

Q.16) If a,b,c,d are four non zero real numbers such that
a (b c ) x 2 b(c a ) x c (a b) 0
roots of the equation
are real and equal , then
Q.17) If

, ,

and

4, 2 2 2 6, 3 3 3 8

are such that

, then the value
4
4

.
of
must be equal to (where
denotes the greatest integer function).
2
a, b, c R
ax bx c 0
a0
Q.18) Let consider quadratic equation
.(1) where
and
. If
,
equation (1) has roots,
b
c
,
a
a
and equation (1) can be written as
2
ax bx c a x x
a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 ,..........
. Also, if
are in AP, then
a2 a1 a3 a2 a4 a3 ....... 0
b1 , b2 , b3 , b4 ,...........
and if
are in GP, then
b2 b3 b4
.. 1
c1 , c2 , c3 , c4 ..........
b1 b2 b3
Now if
are in HP, then
1 1 1 1 1 1
...... 0
c2 c1 c3 c2 c4 c3
4

13.

14.

15.

x2 2x A 0

Let p and q be roots of the equation

and let r and s be the roots of the
2
p

s
x 18 x B 0
equation
. If
are in arithmetic progression. Then the
values of A and B respectively are
5, 67
3, 77
67, 5
77, 3
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
3 , 4
1 , 2
x2 x p 0
x2 4 x q 0
Let
be the roots of
and
be the roots of
. If
1 , 2 , 3 , 4
are in GP, then the integral values, of p and q respectively are
2, 32
2,3
6,3
6, 32
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
1 , 3
2 , 4
Ax 2 4 x 1 0
Given that
be the roots of the equation
and
the roots of
2
1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Bx 6 x 1 0
the equation
. If
are in HP; then the integral values of A
and B respectively are
3,8
3,16
3,8
3,16
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

16.

a , b, c , d

If
and x are distinct real numbers such that
2
2
a b c2 x2 2 ab bc cd x b2 c2 d 2 0

, then
(c) are in Hp
(d) satisfy ab = cd
2
5 2 x 4 5 x82 5 0
The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation
is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
2
a b c x b c a x c a b 0
a, b, c
If the roots of equation
be equal, then
are
in
(a) AP
(b) GP
(c) HP
(d) nor in
AP/GP/HP
x a x b c 0, c 0
,
Let
be the roots of the equation
, then the roots of
x x c
the equation
are
a, c
b, c
a, b
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
a c, b c
(a) are in AP

17.

18.

19.

a, b, c, d

(b) are in GP

Q.19) Let

, ,

ax3 bx 2 cx d 0

are the roots of the equation

. To obtain
f , f , f
the equation whose roots are
where f is a function for this, we
1
f y
y f

ax3 bx 2 cx d 0
set up
such that
now is a root of
then
we have

a f 1

Consider

37.

c f 1 d 0
.

, ,
and it has 3 real roots
.
3 3 3
2
2
2
Equation whose roots are
,
,
is
3
2
8 x 12 x 8 x 19 0
8 x3 12 x 2 8 x 19 0
(a)
(b)
3
2
x 6 x 16 x 152 0
8 x3 60 x 2 132 x 167 0
(c)
(d)
1
1
1

_____
2 2 2
Value of
3

36.

b f 1
2

x 6 x 5x 7 0

12

(a)

41
49

(b)

24
49

38.

Value of
17
4
(a)

3
3 3

2
2
2

(b)

(c)
2

12

(d)

______

7
4

(c)

1
4

(d)

19
4

Q.20) The solution of

fractional part of x is

x 1 x x x x

xR

(a)
x R : 1, 2

(b)

, where

x R : 1, 2

a 5

(c)

x3 5x2 px q 0

c)

a 10

(d)

has real roots of the

and

5 a 6

x3 7x2 px r 0

d)

none

has two roots

x1
in common. If the third root of each equation is represented by
x1,x2
x2
and
respectively, then the ordered pair
is
5, 7
1, 1
1,1
5,7
a)
b)
c)
d)

Q.23)

and

are the integral and

x 1, 2

x2 2 a 10 x a 10 0

Q.21) If the equation

same sign, then:
a 10
5 a 5
a)
b)
of these
Q.22) The equations,

x and x