Quadratic Equation and Inequalities

2023 Q51 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The number of real roots of the equation $x|x|-5|x+2|+6=0$, is :
A.
4
B.
3
C.
5
D.
6
2023 Q52 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^{2}-\sqrt{2} x+2=0$. Then $\alpha^{14}+\beta^{14}$ is equal to

A.
$-64$
B.
$-64 \sqrt{2}$
C.
$-128 \sqrt{2}$
D.
$-128$
2023 Q53 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The set of all $a \in \mathbb{R}$ for which the equation $x|x-1|+|x+2|+a=0$ has exactly one real root, is :

A.
$(-\infty, \infty)$
B.
$(-6, \infty)$
C.
$(-\infty,-3)$
D.
$(-6,-3)$
2023 Q54 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $x^{2}+\sqrt{6} x+3=0$. Then $\frac{\alpha^{23}+\beta^{23}+\alpha^{14}+\beta^{14}}{\alpha^{15}+\beta^{15}+\alpha^{10}+\beta^{10}}$ is equal to :

A.
72
B.
9
C.
729
D.
81
2023 Q55 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ be the three roots of the equation $x^{3}+b x+c=0$. If $\beta \gamma=1=-\alpha$, then $b^{3}+2 c^{3}-3 \alpha^{3}-6 \beta^{3}-8 \gamma^{3}$ is equal to :

A.
21
B.
19
C.
$\frac{169}{8}$
D.
$\frac{155}{8}$
2023 Q56 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $A = \{ x \in R:[x + 3] + [x + 4] \le 3\} ,$

$B = \left\{ {x \in R:{3^x}{{\left( {\sum\limits_{r = 1}^\infty {{3 \over {{{10}^r}}}} } \right)}^{x - 3}} < {3^{ - 3x}}} \right\},$ where [t] denotes greatest integer function. Then,

A.
$B \subset C,A \ne B$
B.
$A \subset B,A \ne B$
C.
$A = B$
D.
$A \cap B = \phi $
2023 Q57 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The sum of all the roots of the equation $\left|x^{2}-8 x+15\right|-2 x+7=0$ is :

A.
$11+\sqrt{3}$
B.
$9+\sqrt{3}$
C.
$9-\sqrt{3}$
D.
$11-\sqrt{3}$
2023 Q58 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The number of integral values of k, for which one root of the equation $2x^2-8x+k=0$ lies in the interval (1, 2) and its other root lies in the interval (2, 3), is :

A.
2
B.
0
C.
1
D.
3
2023 Q59 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $S = \left\{ {x:x \in \mathbb{R}\,\mathrm{and}\,{{(\sqrt 3 + \sqrt 2 )}^{{x^2} - 4}} + {{(\sqrt 3 - \sqrt 2 )}^{{x^2} - 4}} = 10} \right\}$. Then $n(S)$ is equal to

A.
6
B.
4
C.
0
D.
2
2023 Q60 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The equation $\mathrm{e}^{4 x}+8 \mathrm{e}^{3 x}+13 \mathrm{e}^{2 x}-8 \mathrm{e}^{x}+1=0, x \in \mathbb{R}$ has :
A.
two solutions and both are negative
B.
two solutions and only one of them is negative
C.
four solutions two of which are negative
D.
no solution
2023 Q61 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The number of real roots of the equation $\sqrt{x^{2}-4 x+3}+\sqrt{x^{2}-9}=\sqrt{4 x^{2}-14 x+6}$, is :

A.
0
B.
1
C.
3
D.
2
2023 Q62 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\lambda \ne 0$ be a real number. Let $\alpha,\beta$ be the roots of the equation $14{x^2} - 31x + 3\lambda = 0$ and $\alpha,\gamma$ be the roots of the equation $35{x^2} - 53x + 4\lambda = 0$. Then ${{3\alpha } \over \beta }$ and ${{4\alpha } \over \gamma }$ are the roots of the equation

A.
$7{x^2} - 245x + 250 = 0$
B.
$49{x^2} - 245x + 250 = 0$
C.
$49{x^2} + 245x + 250 = 0$
D.
$7{x^2} + 245x - 250 = 0$
2023 Q63 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The number of real solutions of the equation $3\left( {{x^2} + {1 \over {{x^2}}}} \right) - 2\left( {x + {1 \over x}} \right) + 5 = 0$, is

A.
3
B.
4
C.
0
D.
2
2023 Q64 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The equation ${x^2} - 4x + [x] + 3 = x[x]$, where $[x]$ denotes the greatest integer function, has :

A.
exactly two solutions in ($-\infty,\infty$)
B.
no solution
C.
a unique solution in ($-\infty,\infty$)
D.
a unique solution in ($-\infty,1$)
2023 Q65 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $[\alpha]$ denote the greatest integer $\leq \alpha$. Then $[\sqrt{1}]+[\sqrt{2}]+[\sqrt{3}]+\ldots+[\sqrt{120}]$ is equal to __________

2023 Q66 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The number of points, where the curve $f(x)=\mathrm{e}^{8 x}-\mathrm{e}^{6 x}-3 \mathrm{e}^{4 x}-\mathrm{e}^{2 x}+1, x \in \mathbb{R}$ cuts $x$-axis, is equal to _________.

2023 Q67 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If $a$ and $b$ are the roots of the equation $x^{2}-7 x-1=0$, then the value of $\frac{a^{21}+b^{21}+a^{17}+b^{17}}{a^{19}+b^{19}}$ is equal to _____________.

2023 Q68 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let m and $\mathrm{n}$ be the numbers of real roots of the quadratic equations $x^{2}-12 x+[x]+31=0$ and $x^{2}-5|x+2|-4=0$ respectively, where $[x]$ denotes the greatest integer $\leq x$. Then $\mathrm{m}^{2}+\mathrm{mn}+\mathrm{n}^{2}$ is equal to __________.

2023 Q69 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
If the value of real number $a>0$ for which $x^2-5 a x+1=0$ and $x^2-a x-5=0$

have a common real root is $\frac{3}{\sqrt{2 \beta}}$ then $\beta$ is equal to ___________.
2023 Q70 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha_1,\alpha_2,....,\alpha_7$ be the roots of the equation ${x^7} + 3{x^5} - 13{x^3} - 15x = 0$ and $|{\alpha _1}| \ge |{\alpha _2}| \ge \,...\, \ge \,|{\alpha _7}|$. Then $\alpha_1\alpha_2-\alpha_3\alpha_4+\alpha_5\alpha_6$ is equal to _________.

2023 Q71 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha \in\mathbb{R}$ and let $\alpha,\beta$ be the roots of the equation ${x^2} + {60^{{1 \over 4}}}x + a = 0$. If ${\alpha ^4} + {\beta ^4} = - 30$, then the product of all possible values of $a$ is ____________.

2023 Q72 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}$ and let the equation E be $|x{|^2} - 2|x| + |\lambda - 3| = 0$. Then the largest element in the set S = {$x+\lambda:x$ is an integer solution of E} is ______

2022 Q73 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\frac{1}{(20-a)(40-a)}+\frac{1}{(40-a)(60-a)}+\ldots+\frac{1}{(180-a)(200-a)}=\frac{1}{256}$, then the maximum value of $\mathrm{a}$ is :

A.
198
B.
202
C.
212
D.
218
2022 Q74 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

$ \text { Let } S=\left\{x \in[-6,3]-\{-2,2\}: \frac{|x+3|-1}{|x|-2} \geq 0\right\} \text { and } $

$T=\left\{x \in \mathbb{Z}: x^{2}-7|x|+9 \leq 0\right\} \text {. } $

Then the number of elements in $\mathrm{S} \cap \mathrm{T}$ is :

A.
7
B.
5
C.
4
D.
3
2022 Q75 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha$, $\beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^{2}-\sqrt{2} x+\sqrt{6}=0$ and $\frac{1}{\alpha^{2}}+1, \frac{1}{\beta^{2}}+1$ be the roots of the equation $x^{2}+a x+b=0$. Then the roots of the equation $x^{2}-(a+b-2) x+(a+b+2)=0$ are :

A.
non-real complex numbers
B.
real and both negative
C.
real and both positive
D.
real and exactly one of them is positive
2022 Q76 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\alpha, \beta$ are the roots of the equation

$ x^{2}-\left(5+3^{\sqrt{\log _{3} 5}}-5^{\sqrt{\log _{5} 3}}\right)x+3\left(3^{\left(\log _{3} 5\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}}-5^{\left(\log _{5} 3\right)^{\frac{2}{3}}}-1\right)=0 $,

then the equation, whose roots are $\alpha+\frac{1}{\beta}$ and $\beta+\frac{1}{\alpha}$, is :

A.
$3 x^{2}-20 x-12=0$
B.
$3 x^{2}-10 x-4=0$
C.
$3 x^{2}-10 x+2=0$
D.
$3 x^{2}-20 x+16=0$
2022 Q77 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The minimum value of the sum of the squares of the roots of $x^{2}+(3-a) x+1=2 a$ is:

A.
4
B.
5
C.
6
D.
8
2022 Q78 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta$ are the roots of the equation $x^{4}+x^{3}+x^{2}+x+1=0$, then $\alpha^{2021}+\beta^{2021}+\gamma^{2021}+\delta^{2021}$ is equal to :

A.
$-$4
B.
$-$1
C.
1
D.
4
2022 Q79 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let ${S_1} = \left\{ {x \in R - \{ 1,2\} :{{(x + 2)({x^2} + 3x + 5)} \over { - 2 + 3x - {x^2}}} \ge 0} \right\}$ and ${S_2} = \left\{ {x \in R:{3^{2x}} - {3^{x + 1}} - {3^{x + 2}} + 27 \le 0} \right\}$. Then, ${S_1} \cup {S_2}$ is equal to :

A.
$( - \infty , - 2] \cup (1,2)$
B.
$( - \infty , - 2] \cup [1,2]$
C.
$( - 2,1] \cup [2,\infty )$
D.
$( - \infty ,2]$
2022 Q80 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let S be the set of all integral values of $\alpha$ for which the sum of squares of two real roots of the quadratic equation $3{x^2} + (\alpha - 6)x + (\alpha + 3) = 0$ is minimum. Then S :

A.
is an empty set
B.
is a singleton
C.
contains exactly two elements
D.
contains more than two elements
2022 Q81 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha$ be a root of the equation 1 + x2 + x4 = 0. Then, the value of $\alpha$1011 + $\alpha$2022 $-$ $\alpha$3033 is equal to :

A.
1
B.
$\alpha$
C.
1 + $\alpha$
D.
1 + 2$\alpha$
2022 Q82 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that f($-$2) + f(3) = 0. If one of the roots of f(x) = 0 is $-$1, then the sum of the roots of f(x) = 0 is equal to :

A.
${{11} \over 3}$
B.
${{7} \over 3}$
C.
${{13} \over 3}$
D.
${{14} \over 3}$
2022 Q83 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The number of distinct real roots of x4 $-$ 4x + 1 = 0 is :

A.
4
B.
2
C.
1
D.
0
2022 Q84 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $A = \{ x \in R:|x + 1| < 2\} $ and $B = \{ x \in R:|x - 1| \ge 2\} $. Then which one of the following statements is NOT true?

A.
$A - B = ( - 1,1)$
B.
$B - A = R - ( - 3,1)$
C.
$A \cap B = ( - 3, - 1]$
D.
$A \cup B = R - [1,3)$
2022 Q85 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let a, b $\in$ R be such that the equation $a{x^2} - 2bx + 15 = 0$ has a repeated root $\alpha$. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of the equation ${x^2} - 2bx + 21 = 0$, then ${\alpha ^2} + {\beta ^2}$ is equal to :

A.
37
B.
58
C.
68
D.
92
2022 Q86 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The sum of all the real roots of the equation

$({e^{2x}} - 4)(6{e^{2x}} - 5{e^x} + 1) = 0$ is

A.
${\log _e}3$
B.
$ - {\log _e}3$
C.
${\log _e}6$
D.
$ - {\log _e}6$
2022 Q87 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The number of distinct real roots of the equation

x7 $-$ 7x $-$ 2 = 0 is

A.
5
B.
7
C.
1
D.
3
2022 Q88 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the sum of the squares of the reciprocals of the roots $\alpha$ and $\beta$ of

the equation 3x2 + $\lambda$x $-$ 1 = 0 is 15, then 6($\alpha$3 + $\beta$3)2 is equal to :

A.
18
B.
24
C.
36
D.
96
2022 Q89 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha, \beta(\alpha>\beta)$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $x^{2}-x-4=0 .$ If $P_{n}=\alpha^{n}-\beta^{n}$, $n \in \mathrm{N}$, then $\frac{P_{15} P_{16}-P_{14} P_{16}-P_{15}^{2}+P_{14} P_{15}}{P_{13} P_{14}}$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q90 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The sum of all real values of $x$ for which $\frac{3 x^{2}-9 x+17}{x^{2}+3 x+10}=\frac{5 x^{2}-7 x+19}{3 x^{2}+5 x+12}$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q91 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If for some $\mathrm{p}, \mathrm{q}, \mathrm{r} \in \mathbf{R}$, not all have same sign, one of the roots of the equation $\left(\mathrm{p}^{2}+\mathrm{q}^{2}\right) x^{2}-2 \mathrm{q}(\mathrm{p}+\mathrm{r}) x+\mathrm{q}^{2}+\mathrm{r}^{2}=0$ is also a root of the equation $x^{2}+2 x-8=0$, then $\frac{\mathrm{q}^{2}+\mathrm{r}^{2}}{\mathrm{p}^{2}}$ is equal to ____________,

2022 Q92 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The number of distinct real roots of the equation $x^{5}\left(x^{3}-x^{2}-x+1\right)+x\left(3 x^{3}-4 x^{2}-2 x+4\right)-1=0$ is ______________.

2022 Q93 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The number of real solutions of the equation ${e^{4x}} + 4{e^{3x}} - 58{e^{2x}} + 4{e^x} + 1 = 0$ is ___________.

2022 Q94 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $\alpha$, $\beta$ be the roots of the equation ${x^2} - 4\lambda x + 5 = 0$ and $\alpha$, $\gamma$ be the roots of the equation ${x^2} - \left( {3\sqrt 2 + 2\sqrt 3 } \right)x + 7 + 3\lambda \sqrt 3 = 0$, $\lambda$ > 0. If $\beta + \gamma = 3\sqrt 2 $, then ${(\alpha + 2\beta + \gamma )^2}$ is equal to __________.

2022 Q95 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If the sum of all the roots of the equation

${e^{2x}} - 11{e^x} - 45{e^{ - x}} + {{81} \over 2} = 0$ is ${\log _e}p$, then p is equal to ____________.

2022 Q96 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let p and q be two real numbers such that p + q = 3 and p4 + q4 = 369. Then ${\left( {{1 \over p} + {1 \over q}} \right)^{ - 2}}$ is equal to _________.

2022 Q97 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

The sum of the cubes of all the roots of the equation

${x^4} - 3{x^3} - 2{x^2} + 3x + 1 = 0$ is _________.

2021 Q98 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The numbers of pairs (a, b) of real numbers, such that whenever $\alpha$ is a root of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0, $\alpha$2 $-$ 2 is also a root of this equation, is :
A.
6
B.
2
C.
4
D.
8
2021 Q99 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The sum of the roots of the equation

$x + 1 - 2{\log _2}(3 + {2^x}) + 2{\log _4}(10 - {2^{ - x}}) = 0$, is :
A.
log2 14
B.
log2 11
C.
log2 12
D.
log2 13
2021 Q100 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
cosec18$^\circ$ is a root of the equation :
A.
x2 + 2x $-$ 4 = 0
B.
4x2 + 2x $-$ 1 = 0
C.
x2 $-$ 2x + 4 = 0
D.
x2 $-$ 2x $-$ 4 = 0