Personal Touch Academy TM

XI (Batch - P IIT)

Date : 07/02/13

RPS # 1

1.

The condition that the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 be such that one root is n times the other is
(a) na2 = bc(n + 1)2
(b) nb2 = ca(n + 1)2
(c) nc2 = ab(n + 1)2
(d) None of these

2.

Number of real solutions of

(a)

3.

4.

(b)

9ac 2b

(b)

If

12

3ac b

(b)

x 6x 4

(b)

(b)

If x, a, b, c are real &

(a)

12

x 6x 4
0

x a b 2 x b c 2

H.P.

(c)

ac b

(c)

ac b

(d) 9

(c)

x 3x 2
0

(b)

G.P.

(c)

p and q are the roots of

a = 1, b = 2

x 3x 2 9

(d)

(c)

A.P.

(d) None of these

(b)

a = 1, b = 2

x 2 ax b 0

(c)

a = 1, b =

x 2 bx c 0 . Then the equation whose roots are b and c is:

(a)

x qx p 0

(c)

x p q pqx pq p q
0
2

If k and 2k2 are the roots

of

(d)

0 then a, b, c are in

(b)

x p q pqx pq p q 0

(d)

x p q pqx pq p q 0

x px q 0 , then q 4q 6 pq
10.

(d)

The values of a and b (a 0, b 0) for which a and b are the roots of the equation
are (a)
2
(d) a = 1, b = 2

9.

(d) 1

2
2 3 is a root of x px Q 0 , then Q is;given p and Q are rationals .
2
x kx 27 0

(a)

8.

is the square of the other k is

7.

(c)

If the AM of and is 3 and GM is 2. Then the Quadratic equation whose roots are , is
(a)

6.

bx c 0 are in the ratio 1 : 2, then

If one root of
(a)

5.

If the roots of ax2

(a)

x 5 x 6 0 are

(a)

11.

(b)

The coefficient of x in the equation

(c)

2p

2
x px q 0 was taken as 17 instead of 13 and its roots are

found to be 2 and 15. Then

(a)

(d) 0

the roots of the equation are 3 and 10

(c)
(d)

(b) p = 13
q = 30
q = 30

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12.

If one root of the equation

x 2 ax 12 0 is 4, and the equation x 2 2ax 7b = 0 has real roots,

then
b lies in the interval
(a)

13.

If

(0, 7)

(b)

(, 7]

(c)

(7, 0)

(d) None of these

2
3x 3mx 3m 1 0 has roots which are reciprocals of each other, then the value of

m is equal to
(a)
14.

(b)

(c)

(d) None of these

If , are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then the value of 2 + 2 + is

c(a b)
(a)

(b)

(c)

bc
a2

(d) none of these

15.

If 2, 8 are the roots of x2 + ax + = 0 and 3, 3 are the roots of x2 + x + b = 0, then the roots of
x2 + ax + b = 0 are
(a) 1, 8
(b) 9, 2
(c) 8, 2
(d) 1, 9

16.

If the roots of ax 2
(a)

17.

18.

a=c

(b)

The equation 3x

(a)

a=b

(c)

a+c=0

(d) ac = b

4k 1x 4k 1 0 has equal roots. Then

(b)

k
1

The equation
(a)

bx c 0 are tan , cot then:

1
k 2

k2

1
k 4

2
ab c x bc a x ca b 0 has roots equal. Then

a, b, c are in AP

(b)

a, b, c are in GP

(c)

a, b, c are in HP

(d) none of these

19.

If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a 0 are in the ratio p : q then prove
that ac( p + q)2 = b2 pq.

20.

If , are the roots of the equation x2 px + q = 0, then find the equation whose roots are

+ +, .
21.

If a, b and c are R then prove that

a2 + b2 + c2 ab bc ca = 0 if and only if a = b = c.

22.

Prove that the roots of the equation

(x a) (x b) + (x b) (x c) + (x c) (x a) = 0
are equal if and only if a = b = c.
23.

The sum of the roots of the equation

1
x a

1
xbc

is zero, Prove that the product of the roots is

(a2 b2 ).

24.

If one of the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, is the square of the other, then prove
that b3 + a2c + ac2 = 3abc

25.

If , are the roots of the equation

x 2x 3
0

obtain the equation whose roots are

3 5 2, 5 .
3

26.

For what values of a the equation (a2 a 2)x2 + (a2 4)x + a2 3a + 2 = 0 will have three solution
(more than two solution) ? Does there exists a value of x for which the above will becomes an identity
in a ?

27.

If , are the roots of the equation x2 px + q = 0 then find the quadratic equation whose roots are
(2 2) (3 3) and 32 + 23.

28.

Form the equation whose roots are :

(a)

4 3
,
5 7

(b)

7 25

29.

If the equation x2 + 2(K + 2)x + 9K = 0 has equal roots, find K.

30.

If , are the roots of the equation lx2 + mx + n = 0 find the equation whose roots
are

1
31.

Form a quadratic equation whose roots are the numbers

10

and

, .

1
.
10 6 2

72
32.

Prove that the roots of the following equation is rational

(a) (a + c b)x2 + 2cx + (b + c a) = 0
(b)

x2 2px + p2 q2 + 2qr r2 = 0

33.

In copying an equation of the form x2 + px + q = 0 the coefficient of x was written incorrectly and the
roots were found to be 3 & 10 ; again the equation was written and this time the constant term was
written incorrectly and the roots were found to be 4 & 7 : find the roots of the correct equation.

34.

Prove that the roots of the equation x2 2ax + a2 b2 c2 = 0 are always real.

35.

(i)For what values of a does the equation

9x 2 2x a 6 ax posses equal roots?

(ii) For what value of a is the difference between the roots of the equation a 2x a 4x 2
0
2

equal to 3?
(ii)

Find all the integral values of a for which the quadratic equation (x a)(x 10) + 1 = 0 has
integral roots.

(iv)

Show that if p, q, r, s, are real

numbers and
2

pr 2q s then at least one of the equations

x px q 0 , x 2 rx s 0 has real roots.

ANSWERS :
1.

2.

8.

D 9. B

10. C

12. B

18. C

20. x2 2qx + q2 p2 = 0

17. C

3.

25. x2 3X + 2 = 0

4.

13. A,B

5.

14. A

26. Given equation is not an identity in a

27. x p[q + (p 4q)(P q)]x + p2q2(p2 4q)(p2 q) = 0

2

28.

(a) 35x2 + 13x 12 = 0 (b) x2 14x + 29 = 0

29. K = 4 or 1

30. nlx2 (m2 2nl) x + nl = 0

31. 28x2 20x + 1 = 0

33. 5, 6

3
(ii)a1 =

,a 3
2

(iii) a = 12, 8

35. (i)a = 20, 65

6.

15. D

7. C
16.