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JEE • MATHEMATICS • QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

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841 Easy
841 of 914
Analyzing +4 | -1
The sum of non-real roots of the equation (x2+x−2)(x2+x−3)=12,\left( {{x^2} + x - 2} \right)\left( {{x^2} + x - 3} \right) = 12, is
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Correct option: B
−1- 1
Option B (-1) is correct because the sum of the non-real roots of the given equation is -1, obtained by solving the equation and identifying the non-real roots.
842 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Let α, β\alpha ,\,\beta be two roots of the equation x2+(20)1/4x+(5)1/2=0{x^2} + {\left( {20} \right)^{1/4}}x + {\left( 5 \right)^{1/2}} = 0. Then, α8+β8{\alpha ^8} + {\beta ^8} is equal to
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Correct option: C
50
Option C (50) is correct because by using Vieta's formulas and algebraic manipulations, we can find the value of alpha8 + beta8.
843 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The equation x34(log⁡2x)2+(log⁡2x)−54=2{x^{\frac{3}{4}{{({{\log }_2}x)}^2} + {{\left( {{{\log }_2}x} \right)}^ - }\frac{5}{4}}} = \sqrt 2 has
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Correct option: C
Exactly one irrational solution
Option C (Exactly one irrational solution) is correct because after solving the equation, only one of the three solutions is irrational.
844 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Solution of ∣3x+2∣<1|3 x+2| < 1 is
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Correct option: C
(−1,−1/3)(-1,-1 / 3)
Option C ((−1,−1/3))((-1,-1 / 3)) is correct because it represents the interval of xx values that satisfy the absolute value inequality.
845 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If the difference of the roots of the equation x2−bx+c=0{x^2} - bx + c = 0 be 1, then
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Correct option: A
b2−4c−1=0{b^2} - 4c - 1 = 0
Option A (b2−4c−1=0{b^2} - 4c - 1 = 0) is correct because using the difference of roots formula and Vieta's formulas leads to the given relationship.
846 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If the equations ax2+bx+c=0a{x^2} + bx + c = 0 and x3+3  x2+3  x+2=0{x^3} + 3\;{x^2} + 3\;x + 2 = 0 have to common roots, then
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Correct option: C
a=b=ca = b = c
Option C (a=b=ca = b = c) is correct because if the two equations have two common roots, then the coefficients must be proportional, leading to a=b=ca=b=c.
847 Hard
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Application +4 | -1
If ai>0  {a_i} > 0\; for   i=1,2,…,n  \;i = 1,2, \ldots ,n\; and   a1a2…an=1,  \;{a_1}{a_2} \ldots {a_n} = 1,\; then minimum value of (1+a1)(1+a2)…(1+an)  \left( {1 + {a_1}} \right)\left( {1 + {a_2}} \right) \ldots \left( {1 + {a_n}} \right)\; is
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Correct option: B
2n{2^n}
Option B (2n{2^n}) is correct because the minimum value is obtained by repeatedly applying AM ≥ GM inequality to each factor and using the given condition a1a2…an=1{a_1}{a_2} \ldots {a_n} = 1.
848 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If the equation 2x2+3x+5λ=0   and   x2+2x+3λ=02{x^2} + 3x + 5\lambda = 0\;\,\mathrm{and}\,\;{x^2} + 2x + 3\lambda = 0 have a common root, then λ\lambda is equal to
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Correct option: C
0,  −10,\; - 1
The correct answer is C (0,  −10,\; - 1) because these are the values of λ\lambda for which the given quadratic equations have a common root.
849 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If one of the root of the equation x2+ax+3=0{x^2} + ax + 3 = 0 is 3 and one of the roots of the equation x2+ax+b=0{x^2} + ax + b = 0 is three times the other root, then the value of bb is equal to
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Correct option: A
3
The correct answer is A (3) because solving for the roots and using the given condition leads to b = 3.
850 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If a∈Ra \in R and the equation (a−2)(x−[x])2+2(x−[x])+a2=0(a-2)(x-[x])^2+2(x-[x])+a^2=0 (where, [x][x] denotes the greatest integer ≤x\leq x ) has no integral solution and has exactly one solution in (2,3)(2,3), then aa lies in the interval
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Correct option: C
(−1,0)(-1,0)
Option C ((-1,0)) is correct because the given conditions lead to the inequality a(a+1)<0a(a+1) < 0, which is satisfied when aa lies in the interval (−1,0)(-1, 0).
851 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If 2+i32 + i\sqrt 3 is a root of the equation x2+px+q=0{x^2} + px + q = 0, then the value of (p,  q)\left( {p,\;q} \right) is
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Correct option: B
(−4,7)\left( { - 4,\mathrm{ }7} \right)
Option B ((-4, 7)) is correct because the roots of the quadratic equation are complex conjugates, and the coefficients p and q can be found using Vieta's formulas.
852 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If α\alpha and β\beta are the roots of 4x2+3x+7=04 x^2+3 x+7=0, then the value of 1α3+1β3\frac{1}{\alpha^3}+\frac{1}{\beta^3} is
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Correct option: C
225/343225 / 343
Option C (225/343) is correct because it is the result of substituting the sum and product of roots into the simplified expression.
853 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Let P(x)=0P(x)=0 be the polynomial equation of least possible degree with rational coefficients having 73+493\sqrt[3]{7}+\sqrt[3]{49} as a root. Then, the product of all the roots of P(x)=0P(x)=0 is
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Correct option: A
56
Option A (56) is correct because the product of the roots of the derived cubic equation is equal to the constant term, which is 56.
854 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If (x−2)\left( {x - 2} \right) is a common factor of the expressions x2+ax+b    and   x2+cx+d,{x^2} + ax + b\;\,\,\mathrm{and}\,\;{x^2} + cx + d, then b−dc−a\frac{{b - d}}{{c - a}} is equal to
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Correct option: D
2
Option D (2) is correct because substituting x=2 into both quadratic expressions and solving for the ratio (b-d)/(c-a) yields 2.
855 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If ∣2x−3∣=5|2 x-3|=5 then x=x=
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Correct option: A
4,−14,-1
Option A (4,-1) is correct because by solving the absolute value equation, we find the two possible values of x to be 4 and -1.
856 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
In a quadratic equation with leading coefficient 1 , a student reads the coefficient 16 of xx wrongly as 19 and obtain the roots as -15 and -4 . The correct roots are
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Correct option: B
−6,−10-6,-10
Option B (−6,−10-6,-10) is correct because the student incorrectly read the coefficient of x, but the constant term was read correctly, allowing us to determine the correct roots.
857 Hard
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If p(x)=ax2+bx+c   and  Q(x)=−ax2+dx+cp\left( x \right) = a{x^2} + bx + c\,\;\mathrm{and}\;Q\left( x \right) = - a{x^2} + dx + c, where ac≠0ac \ne 0, then P(x)Q(x)=0P\left( x \right)Q\left( x \right) = 0 has at least
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Correct option: B
Two real roots
Option B (Two real roots) is correct because if both quadratics had only imaginary roots, it would lead to a contradiction, thus at least one must have real roots.
858 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If roots of the equation x4−8x3+bx2+cx+16=0x^4-8 x^3+b x^2+c x+16=0 are positive, then
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Correct option: C
b=24,c=−32b=24, c=-32
Option D (b=24,c=−32b=24, c=-32) is correct because by using AM ≥ GM, all roots are found to be equal, allowing the determination of b and c by expanding (x−2)4(x-2)^4.
859 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation (5+2)x2−(4+5)x+8+25=0\left( {5 + \sqrt 2 } \right){x^2} - \left( {4 + \sqrt 5 } \right)x + 8 + 2\sqrt 5 = 0 is
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Correct option: B
4
The correct answer is C ((1, 2)) because the roots have opposite signs when the product of the roots is negative, leading to k in the interval (1, 2).
860 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The equations ax2+bx+a=0a{x^2} + bx + a = 0 and x3−2  x2+2  x−1=0{x^3} - 2\;{x^2} + 2\;x - 1 = 0 have 2 roots in common. Then, a+ba + b must be equal to
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Correct option: C
0
Option C (0) is correct because by finding the roots of the cubic equation and substituting them into the quadratic equation, we can derive that a + b = 0.
861 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If for all real values of aa one root of the equation x2−3ax+f(a)=0x^2-3 a x+f(a)=0 is double of the other, f(x)f(x) is equal
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Correct option: C
2x22 x^2
Option C 2x22 x^2 is correct because it represents the function f(x)f(x) derived from the given condition that one root is double the other for all real values of aa.
862 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If α\alpha is a root of x2+x+1=0x^2+x+1=0 satisfying (1+α)7=a+bα+cα2(1+\alpha)^7=a+b \alpha+c \alpha^2, then the ordered triplet (a,b,c)(a, b, c) is
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Correct option: C
(3,3,2)(3,3,2)
Option C ((3,3,2)) is correct because it correctly identifies the ordered triplet by using the properties of complex cube roots of unity and substituting into the given equation.
863 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The roots of the given equation (p−q)x2+(q−r)x+(r−p)=0\left( {p - q} \right){x^2} + \left( {q - r} \right)x + \left( {r - p} \right) = 0 are
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Correct option: C
r−pp−q,1\frac{{r - p}}{{p - q}},1
The correct answer is C (r−pp−q,1\frac{{r - p}}{{p - q}},1) because by inspection, x=1 is a root, and the other root can be found using the relationship between roots and coefficients.
864 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The solution set of ∣x+3∣+xx+2>1\frac{|x+3|+x}{x+2} > 1 is
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Correct option: C
(−5,−2)∪(−1,∞)(-5,-2) \cup(-1, \infty)
Option C ((−5,−2)∪(−1,∞)(-5,-2) \cup (-1, \infty)) is correct because it represents the solution set obtained by solving the inequality considering both cases of the absolute value.
865 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
If roots of 7x2−11x+k=0,k≠07 x^2-11 x+k=0, k \neq 0 are reciprocal of each other, then kk is equal to
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Correct option: C
7
Option C (7) is correct because if the roots are reciprocal, their product is 1, which equals c/a, thus k/7 = 1, so k = 7.
866 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Two non-integer roots of (x2−5x)2−7(x2−5x)+6=0\left(x^2-5 x\right)^2-7\left(x^2-5 x\right)+6=0 are
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Correct option: A
12(5+29),12(5−29)\frac{1}{2}(5+\sqrt{29}), \frac{1}{2}(5-\sqrt{29})
Option A (12(5+29),12(5−29)\frac{1}{2}(5+\sqrt{29}), \frac{1}{2}(5-\sqrt{29})) is correct because these are the non-integer roots obtained by solving the quadratic equation after substitution.
867 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If α\alpha and β\beta are roots of the equation, x2−42kx+2e4ln⁡k−1=0x^{2}-4 \sqrt{2} k x+2 e^{4 \ln k}-1=0 for some kk, and α2+β2=66\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2}=66, then α3+β3\alpha^{3}+\beta^{3} is equal to:
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Correct option: D
−2802-280 \sqrt{2}
Option D (−2802-280 \sqrt{2}) is correct because solving for k and substituting it into the expression for α3+β3\alpha^{3}+\beta^{3} yields −2802-280 \sqrt{2}.
868 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The solution of the equation 1+a+a2+a3+……+ax1+a+a^2+a^3+\ldots \ldots+a^x =(1+a)(1+a2)(1+a4)=(1+a)\left(1+a^2\right)\left(1+a^4\right) is given by xx is equal to:
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Correct option: C
7
Option C (7) is correct because solving the given equation by simplifying the right-hand side and comparing exponents yields x=7.
869 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The solution set of the inequation x2+(a+b)x+ab<0,a<b,{x^2} + \left( {a + b} \right)x + ab < 0,a < b, is
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Correct option: C
(−b,  −a)\left( { - b,\; - a} \right)
Option C ((−b,  −a)(- b,\; - a)) is correct because the solution to the inequality (x+a)(x+b)<0(x + a)(x + b) < 0 is the interval between the roots −b-b and −a-a, given that a<ba < b.
870 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
Suppose aa is an integer and x1x_1 and x2x_2 are positive real roots of x2+(2a−1)x+a2=0x^2+(2 a-1) x+a^2=0, then value of ∣x1−x2∣\left|\sqrt{x_1}-\sqrt{x_2}\right| is
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Correct option: A
1
Option A (1) is correct because simplifying the expression ∣x1−x2∣\left| \sqrt{{x_1}} - \sqrt{{x_2}} \right| using the given conditions results in a value of 1.
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