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QUADRATIC
EQUATIONS

ASSIGNMENT

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Find the roots of the following quadratic equation

(i) x2 48 = 0
(iii) x2 + x 4 = 0
(v) a ( x 2 +1) - ( a 2 +1) x = 0

(ii) (x 5)2 100 = 0

(iv) 6x2 + 11x 35 = 0
4
2
(vi) x - 8 x - 9 = 0

(vii) x 2/3 + x1/3 - 2 = 0

If one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + mx + 24 = 0 is 1.5, then what is the value of m?
If one of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 7x + q = 0 is 3, find the other root.
For what value of m will the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + mx + 4 = 0 have real and equal roots?
The roots of the given equation 2(a 2 + b 2 ) x 2 + 2( a + b) x +1 = 0 are
(a)Rational
(b) Irrational
(c)Real
(d) Imaginary
If the roots of the equation ax 2 + x + b = 0 be real, then the roots of the equation x 2 - 4 abx +1 = 0
will be
(a)Rational

(b) Irrational

(c)Real

7.

Find the value of k for which 2 x 2 - kx + x + 8 = 0 has equal and real.

8.

If the roots of the equation x 2 - 8 x + (a ) = 0 are real

(a) a 16

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(b) a < 16

(c) - 2 a 8

(d) Imaginary

(d) 2 a 8

The roots of the equation x 2 + 2 3 x + 3 = 0 are

(a) Real and unequal

(b) Rational and equal

(c) Irrational and equal

(d) Irrational and unequal

10. If x 2 + 2 x + 2 xy + my - 3 =0 has two rational roots, then one of the possible values of m will be
(a) 10

(b) 1

(c) 6

(d) 4

(c) a, b > 0

(d) a, b < 0

11. Roots of ax 2 + b = 0 are real and distinct if

(a) ab > 0

(b) ab < 0

12. Roots of the equations 2 x 2 - 5 x +1 = 0 , x 2 + 5 x + 2 = 0 are

(a)Reciprocal and of same sign

(b)Reciprocal and of opposite sign

(c)Equal in product

(d)None of these

13. If a + b + c = 0, a 0, a, b, c Q , then both the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are

(a)Rational

(b) Non-real

(c)Irrational

(d) Zero

14. If a, b, c Q , then roots of the equation (b + c - 2a ) x 2 + (c + a - 2b) x + (a + b - 2c ) = 0 are

(a)Rational

(b) Non-real

(c)Irrational

15. If the roots of 4 x 2 + px + 9 = 0 are equal, then find the value of p

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(a)144

(b) 12

(c) 12

(d)

12

16. The condition for the roots of the equation, (c 2 - ab) x 2 - 2( a 2 - bc) x + (b 2 - ac) = 0 to be equal is
(a) a 0

(b) b 0

(c) c 0

(d) None of these

17. The value of k for which the quadratic equation, kx 2 +1 = kx + 3 x - 11x 2 has real and equal roots are
(a) - 11,- 3

(b) 5,7

(c) 5,7

(d) None of these

18. The roots of the equation (a 2 + b 2 )t 2 - 2(ac + bd )t + (c 2 + d 2 ) = 0 are equal, then

(a) ab = dc

(b) ac = bd

(c) ad + bc = 0

(d)

a c
=
b d

19. For what values of k will the equation x 2 - 2(1 + 3k ) x + 7(3 + 2k ) = 0 have equal roots
(a) 1,- 10
9

(b) 2,- 10
9

(c) 3,- 10
9

(d)

4, -

10
9

20. The least integer k which makes the roots of the equation x 2 5x k 0 imaginary is
(a)4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

21. The roots of 4 x + 6 px +1 = 0 are equal, then find the value of p.

22. If one root of 5 x 2 +13 x + k = 0 is reciprocal of the other, then k =
(a) 0

(b) 5

(c)1/6

(d) 6

23. If and are the roots of the equation 4 x 2 + 3 x + 7 = 0 , then

(a) 3
7

(b) 3
7

1 1
+ =

(c) 3

(d)

3
5

24. If the product of the roots of the equation (a +1) x 2 + (2a + 3) x + (3a + 4) = 0 be 2, then the sum of
roots is
(a)1

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 2

25. If the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 be and , then the roots of the equation
cx 2 + bx + a = 0 are
(a) - ,-

(b) , 1

(c) 1 , 1

(d) None of these

26. If 2 + i 3 is a root of the equation x 2 + px + q = 0 , where p and q are real, then ( p, q ) =

(a) (- 4, 7)

(b) (4,- 7)

(c) (4, 7)

(d)

(4, 7)

27. If the sum of the roots of the equation x 2 + 2 x + 3 = 0 be equal to their product, then =
(a)4

(b) 4

28. If and are the roots of the equation x 2 + 6x + 0 =

(a)8

(b) 16

(c)6

(d) None of these

and 3 + 2 =- 20 , then =
(c)16

(d)

29. If and are the roots of the equation x 2 - a( x +1) - b = 0 then ( +1)( +1) =
(a) b

(b) b

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30. If , be the roots of the equation 2 x 2 - 2( m 2 +1) x + m4 + m 2 +1 = 0 , then 2 + 2 =

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) m

31. If , are the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , then

(a) 2
a

(b) 2
b

(d)

m2

+
=
a + b a + b

(c) 2
c

(d) - 2
a

32. If the sum of the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 be equal to the sum of their squares, then
(a) a ( a + b) = 2bc

(b) c(a + c ) = 2ab

(c) b(a + b) = 2ac

(d)

b(a + b) = ac

33. If the roots of the equation be , equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then + =
(a) 0

(b) 1

(c)2

(d) None of these

34. If the difference of the roots of x 2 - px + 8 = 0 be 2, then the value of p is

(a) 2

(b) 4

(c) 6

35. If and are roots of ax 2 + 2bx + c = 0 , then

(a) 2b
ac

(b)

2b
ac

(d) 8

+
is equal to

(c) -

2b
ac

(d)

- b
2

36. The quadratic equation with real coefficients whose one root is 7 5i , will be
(a) x 2 - 14 x + 74 = 0

(b) x 2 +14 x + 74 = 0

37. If the roots of the equation

(c) x 2 - 14 x - 74 = 0

(d) x 2 +14 x - 74 = 0

1
1
1
+
= are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then the
x + p x +q r

product of the roots will be

2
2
(a) p + q
2

2
2
(b) ( p + q )
2

2
2
(c) p - q
2

2
2
(d) ( p - q )
2

38. If the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are reciprocal to each other, then
(a) a - c = 0

(b) b - c = 0

39. The quadratic equation whose one root is

(a) x 2 - 4 x - 1 = 0

(b) x 2 - 4 x +1 = 0

40. The quadratic equation whose one root is

(a) x 2 + 4 x - 1 = 0

(c) a + c = 0

(d) b + c = 0

will be
(c) x 2 + 4 x - 1 = 0

(d) x 2 + 4 x +1 = 0

1
will be
2+ 5

(b) x 2 + 4 x +1 = 0

(c) x 2 - 4 x - 1 = 0

(d)

2 x 2 - 4 x +1 = 0

41. If , are the roots of the equation x 2 + ax + b = 0 then the value of 3 + 3 is equal to
(a) - ( a 3 + 3ab)

(b) a 3 + 3ab

(c) - a 3 + 3ab

(d)

a 3 - 3ab

42. If the sum of the roots of the equation x 2 + px + q = 0 is three times their difference, then which one of
the following is true
(a) 9 p 2 = 2q

(b) 2q 2 = 9 p

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43. If the roots of the equation x 2 + 2mx + m2 - 2m + 6 = 0 are same, then the value of m will be
(a) 3

(b) 0

(c) 2

(d) 1

44. If the roots of the given equation

(2k +1) x 2 - (7 k + 3) x + k + 2 = 0 are reciprocal to each other, then the value of k will be
(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) 3

45. If the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are l and 2l , then

(a) b 2 = 9ac

(b) 2b 2 = 9ac

(c) b 2 =- 4ac

(d)

a2 = c2

46. The sum of the roots of a equation is 2 and sum of their cubes is 98, then the equation is
(a) x 2 + 2 x +15 = 0

(b) x 2 +15 x + 2 = 0

(c) 2 x 2 - 2 x +15 = 0 (d)

x 2 - 2 x - 15 = 0

47. If the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are , , then the value of 2 + 2 + will be
(a)

c(a - b)
a2

(c) -

(b) 0

bc
a2

(d) None of these

48. If the product of roots of the equation, mx 2 + 6 x + (2m - 1) = 0 is 1, then the value of m will be
(a) 1

(b) 1

(c)

1
3

(d)

1
3

49. The roots of the equation x 2 + ax + b = 0 are p, and q, then the equation whose roots are p 2 q and pq 2
will be
(a) x 2 + abx + b3 = 0

(b) x 2 - abx + b3 = 0

50. The equation whose roots are

(a) 7 x 2 - 6 x +1 = 0

(c) bx 2 + x + a = 0

(d)

x 2 + ax + ab = 0

(c) x 2 - 6 x + 7 = 0

(d)

x2 - 7 x + 6 = 0

1
1
and
is
3+ 2
3- 2

(b) 6 x 2 - 7 x +1 = 0

51. If and are the roots of the equation x 2 - 4 x +1 = 0 the value of 3 + 3 is

(a) 76

(b) 52

(c) 52

(d) 76

52. A two digit number is four times the sum and three times the product of its digits. The number is
(a) 42
53.

(b) 24

(c) 12

(d) 21

(c) Of opposite sign

(d) None of these

Roots of the equation x 2 + bx - c = 0(b, c > 0) are

(a) Both positive

(b) Both negative

54. If p and q are the roots of the equation x 2 + pq = ( p +1) x , then q=

(a) 1

(b) 1

(c) 2

(d) None of these

55. If one root of x 2 - x - k = 0 is square of the other, then k =

(a) 2 3

(b) 3 2

(c) 2 5

(d)

56. If 3 + 4i is a root of the equation x 2 + px + q = 0 (p, q are real numbers), then

(a) p = 6, q = 25
(b) p = 6, q = 1
(c) p =- 6, q =- 7 (d)
2

5 2

p =- 6, q = 25

57. The value of p for which one root of the equation x - 30 x + p = 0 is the square of the other, are
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(a) 125 only

(b) 125 and - 216

(c) 125 and 215

(d) 216 only

58. What is the sum of the squares of roots of x 2 - 3x +1 = 0

(a) 5

(b) 7

59. Sum of roots is - 1 and sum of their reciprocals is

(a) x 2 + x - 6 = 0

(b) x 2 - x + 6 = 0

(c) 9

(d) 10

1
, then equation is
6
(c) 6 x 2 + x +1 = 0

(d) x 2 - 6 x +1 = 0

60. If the sum of the roots of the equation x 2 + px + q = 0 is equal to the sum of their squares, then
(a) p 2 - q 2 = 0

(b) p 2 + q 2 = 2q

(c) p 2 + p = 2q

(d) None of these

61. Suppose that one leg of a right triangle is 1 more than the other leg; and the hypotenuse is 1 less than 2
times the shorter leg. Find the lengths of all the sides.
62. Find two positive consecutive odd integers whose product is 99.
63. The width of a rectangle is 16 feet less than 3 times the length. If the area is 35 square feet, find the
dimensions of the rectangle.
64. The legs of a right triangle are 2 10 and 2 5 inches. Find the hypotenuse.
66. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 2 cm. more than the longer leg, while the longer leg is itself 2
cm. more than the shorter leg. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
67. The three sides of a right triangle form three consecutive even numbers. Find the lengths of the
three sides, measured in inches.
68. A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 15 feet. Find
the distance from the wall to the bottom of the ladder if the length of the ladder is one foot more
than twice its distance from the wall.
69. Find the dimensions of a rectangle with an area of 10 square feet if its length is 8 feet more than 2 times
its width.
70. The width of a rectangle is 15 cm. less than 3 times the length. If the area is 42 square cm. find the
dimensions of the rectangle.

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1) i)
2) -17.5
9) c
16) a
23) a
30) d
37) b
44) b
51) b

ii) -5, 15
3)
10) c
17) c
24) b
31) d
38) a
45) b
52) b

iii)
4) 4, -4
11) b
18) d
25) c
32) c
39) b
46) d
53) c

58) b

59) a

60) c

65) 10

66) 6, 8 ,10

67)8

ANSWERS
iv) -7/2, 5/3
5) d
12) b
19) b
26) a
33) a
40) a
47) a
54) b

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v) a, 1/a
6) d
13) a
20) d
27) d
34) c
41) c
48) c
55) c

vi) +3, +1
7) 9, -7
14) a
21) 2/3
28) b
35) c
42) c
49) a
56) d

vii) 1, -8
8) a
15) d
22) b
29) c
36) a
43) a
50) a
57) b

61) 3, 4, 5

62) 9, 11

63) 7, 5

64) 2 15

68) 10, 1

69) 7, 6

70) 11, 7

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