Theory of Equations DPP-3
Theory of Equations DPP-3
Theory of Equations DPP-3
equal to
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
2. If a root of the equations x 2 + px + q = 0 and x 2 + x + = 0 is common, then its value will be (where p
and q )
q− p − q q− p − q
(A) (B) (C) or (D) None of these
−p q− −p q−
3. If the two equations x 2 − cx + d = 0 and x 2 − ax + b = 0 have one common root and the second has equal
roots, then 2(b + d) =
a3 + b3 + c 3
6. If ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and bx 2 + cx + a = 0 have a common root a 0 , then =
abc
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of these
x 2 + 14x + 9
12. If x is real, then the maximum and minimum values of expression will be
x 2 + 2x + 3
(A) 4, – 5 (B) 5, – 4 (C) – 4, 5 (D) – 4, – 5
x+2
13. If x is real, the expression takes all value in the interval
2
2x + 3 x + 6
15. If x, y, z are real and distinct, then u = x 2 + 4 y 2 + 9z2 − 6 yz − 3zx − zxy is always
x 2 − 3x + 4
18. If x is real, then the maximum and minimum values of the expression will be
x 2 + 3x + 4
1 1
(A) 2, 1 (B) 5, (C) 7, (D) None of these
5 7
x 2 + 34 x − 71
19. If x is real, then the value of does not lie between
x 2 + 2x − 7
(A) –9 and –5 (B) –5 and 9 (C) 0 and 9 (D) 5 and 9
23. If the roots of the equation x 2 − 2ax + a2 + a − 3 = 0 are real and less than 3, then
(A) a2 (B) 2a3 (C) 3a4 (D) a4
O X
(x1,0) (x2,0)
(A) a0 (B) b 2 4ac (C) c0 (D) a and b are of opposite signs
28. If a, b, c are real numbers such that a + b + c = 0, then the quadratic equation 3ax 2 + 2bx + c = 0 has
(A) At least one root in [0, 1] (B) At least one root in [1, 2]
(C) At least one root in [−1, 0] (D) None of these
29. If , be the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 and k be a real number, then the condition so
that k is given by
(A) ac 0 (B) ak 2 + bk + c = 0
30. The value of p for which both the roots of the equation 4 x 2 − 20px + (25p2 + 15p − 66) = 0 are less than 2, lies
in
(A) ( 4 / 5, 2) (B) (2, ) (C) ( −1, − 4 / 5 ) (D) ( −, − 1)
31. If and (<) are the roots of the equation x 2 + bx + c = 0, where c 0 b, then
(C) Both roots in (b, + ) (D) One root in (−, a ) and the other in (b, + )
33. If and , and , and are the roots of the equations ax 2 + 2bx + c = 0 , 2bx 2 + cx + a = 0 and
ANSWER KEY-DPP-3
Condition for common roots, Position of roots, Maximum and Minimum
Value
1 B 7 A 13 B 19 D 25 C 31 B
3 C 9 B 15 A 21 A 27 A,D 33 B
4 D 10 D 16 B 22 D 28 A
5 A 11 C 17 D 23 A 29 D
6 C 12 A 18 C 24 A 30 D