Quadratic Equation and Inequalities

298 Questions
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th June Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Morning Shift

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

A.
4
B.
2
C.
1
D.
0
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Evening Shift

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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Evening Shift

The number of distinct real roots of the equation

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

A.
5
B.
7
C.
1
D.
3
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

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
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 1st September Evening Shift
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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift
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 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Morning Shift
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
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Evening Shift
The set of all values of K > $-$1, for which the equation ${(3{x^2} + 4x + 3)^2} - (k + 1)(3{x^2} + 4x + 3)(3{x^2} + 4x + 2) + k{(3{x^2} + 4x + 2)^2} = 0$ has real roots, is :
A.
$\left( {1,{5 \over 2}} \right]$
B.
[2, 3)
C.
$\left[ { - {1 \over 2},1} \right)$
D.
$\left( {{1 \over 2},{3 \over 2}} \right] - \{ 1\} $
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift
Let $\alpha = \mathop {\max }\limits_{x \in R} \{ {8^{2\sin 3x}}{.4^{4\cos 3x}}\} $ and $\beta = \mathop {\min }\limits_{x \in R} \{ {8^{2\sin 3x}}{.4^{4\cos 3x}}\} $. If $8{x^2} + bx + c = 0$ is a quadratic equation whose roots are $\alpha$1/5 and $\beta$1/5, then the value of c $-$ b is equal to :
A.
42
B.
47
C.
43
D.
50
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th July Morning Shift
Let $\alpha$, $\beta$ be two roots of the

equation x2 + (20)1/4x + (5)1/2 = 0. Then $\alpha$8 + $\beta$8 is equal to
A.
10
B.
100
C.
50
D.
160
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift
If [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x,

then $\sum\limits_{n = 8}^{100} {\left[ {{{{{( - 1)}^n}n} \over 2}} \right]} $ is equal to :
A.
0
B.
4
C.
$-$2
D.
2
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Evening Shift
The number of real solutions of the equation, x2 $-$ |x| $-$ 12 = 0 is :
A.
2
B.
3
C.
1
D.
4
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift
The number of real roots of the equation ${e^{6x}} - {e^{4x}} - 2{e^{3x}} - 12{e^{2x}} + {e^x} + 1 = 0$ is :
A.
2
B.
4
C.
6
D.
1
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 22th July Evening Shift
Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then, the values of x$\in$R satisfying the equation ${[{e^x}]^2} + [{e^x} + 1] - 3 = 0$ lie in the interval :
A.
$\left[ {0,{1 \over e}} \right)$
B.
[loge2, loge3)
C.
[1, e)
D.
[0, loge2)
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 20th July Morning Shift
If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the distinct roots of the equation ${x^2} + {(3)^{1/4}}x + {3^{1/2}} = 0$, then the value of ${\alpha ^{96}}({\alpha ^{12}} - 1) + {\beta ^{96}}({\beta ^{12}} - 1)$ is equal to :
A.
56 $\times$ 325
B.
56 $\times$ 324
C.
52 $\times$ 324
D.
28 $\times$ 325
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift
The value of $3 + {1 \over {4 + {1 \over {3 + {1 \over {4 + {1 \over {3 + ....\infty }}}}}}}}$ is equal to
A.
1.5 + $\sqrt 3 $
B.
2 + $\sqrt 3 $
C.
3 + 2$\sqrt 3 $
D.
4 + $\sqrt 3 $
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 17th March Morning Shift
The value of $4 + {1 \over {5 + {1 \over {4 + {1 \over {5 + {1 \over {4 + ......\infty }}}}}}}}$ is :
A.
2 + ${2 \over 5}\sqrt {30} $
B.
2 + ${4 \over {\sqrt 5 }}\sqrt {30} $
C.
5 + ${2 \over 5}\sqrt {30} $
D.
4 + ${4 \over {\sqrt 5 }}\sqrt {30} $
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Evening Shift
Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the roots of x2 $-$ 6x $-$ 2 = 0. If an = $\alpha$n $-$ $\beta$n for n $ \ge $ 1, then the value of ${{{a_{10}} - 2{a_8}} \over {3{a_9}}}$ is :
A.
3
B.
2
C.
4
D.
1
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th February Morning Shift
The integer 'k', for which the inequality x2 $-$ 2(3k $-$ 1)x + 8k2 $-$ 7 > 0 is valid for every x in R, is :
A.
4
B.
2
C.
3
D.
0
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Morning Shift
Let p and q be two positive numbers such that p + q = 2 and p4+q4 = 272. Then p and q are roots of the equation :
A.
x2 – 2x + 8 = 0
B.
x2 - 2x + 136=0
C.
x2 – 2x + 16 = 0
D.
x2 – 2x + 2 = 0
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
If $\alpha $ and $\beta $ are the roots of the equation
2x(2x + 1) = 1, then $\beta $ is equal to :
A.
$ - 2\alpha \left( {\alpha + 1} \right)$
B.
$ 2\alpha \left( {\alpha + 1} \right)$
C.
$2{\alpha ^2}$
D.
$ 2\alpha \left( {\alpha - 1} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
If $\alpha $ and $\beta $ be two roots of the equation
x2 – 64x + 256 = 0. Then the value of
${\left( {{{{\alpha ^3}} \over {{\beta ^5}}}} \right)^{1/8}} + {\left( {{{{\beta ^3}} \over {{\alpha ^5}}}} \right)^{1/8}}$ is :
A.
1
B.
3
C.
2
D.
4
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Evening Slot
If $\alpha $ and $\beta $ are the roots of the equation,
7x2 – 3x – 2 = 0, then the value of
${\alpha \over {1 - {\alpha ^2}}} + {\beta \over {1 - {\beta ^2}}}$ is equal to :
A.
${1 \over {24}}$
B.
${{27} \over {32}}$
C.
${{27} \over {16}}$
D.
${3 \over 8}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
The product of the roots of the
equation 9x2 - 18|x| + 5 = 0 is :
A.
${{5} \over {9}}$
B.
${{5} \over {27}}$
C.
${{25} \over {81}}$
D.
${{25} \over {9}}$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
Let $\lambda \ne 0$ be in R. If $\alpha $ and $\beta $ are the roots of the
equation, x2 - x + 2$\lambda $ = 0 and $\alpha $ and $\gamma $ are the roots of
the equation, $3{x^2} - 10x + 27\lambda = 0$, then ${{\beta \gamma } \over \lambda }$ is equal to:
A.
36
B.
9
C.
27
D.
18
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
Let $\alpha $ and $\beta $ be the roots of x2 - 3x + p=0 and $\gamma $ and $\delta $ be the roots of x2 - 6x + q = 0. If $\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta $ form a geometric progression.Then ratio (2q + p) : (2q - p) is:
A.
9 : 7
B.
5 : 3
C.
3 : 1
D.
33 :31
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
Let [t] denote the greatest integer $ \le $ t. Then the equation in x,
[x]2 + 2[x+2] - 7 = 0 has :
A.
no integral solution.
B.
exactly two solutions.
C.
exactly four integral solutions.
D.
infinitely many solutions.
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
The set of all real values of $\lambda $ for which the quadratic equations,
($\lambda $2 + 1)x2 – 4$\lambda $x + 2 = 0 always have exactly one root in the interval (0, 1) is :
A.
(–3, –1)
B.
(2, 4]
C.
(0, 2)
D.
(1, 3]
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Morning Slot
If $\alpha $ and $\beta $ are the roots of the equation
x2 + px + 2 = 0 and ${1 \over \alpha }$ and ${1 \over \beta }$ are the
roots of the equation 2x2 + 2qx + 1 = 0, then
$\left( {\alpha - {1 \over \alpha }} \right)\left( {\beta - {1 \over \beta }} \right)\left( {\alpha + {1 \over \beta }} \right)\left( {\beta + {1 \over \alpha }} \right)$ is equal to :
A.
${9 \over 4}\left( {9 - {q^2}} \right)$
B.
${9 \over 4}\left( {9 + {q^2}} \right)$
C.
${9 \over 4}\left( {9 - {p^2}} \right)$
D.
${9 \over 4}\left( {9 + {p^2}} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Evening Slot
Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that
f(–1) + f(2) = 0. If one of the roots of f(x) = 0
is 3, then its other root lies in :
A.
(–3, –1)
B.
(1, 3)
C.
(–1, 0)
D.
(0, 1)
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Morning Slot
Let $\alpha $ and $\beta $ be the roots of the equation
5x2 + 6x – 2 = 0. If Sn = $\alpha $n + $\beta $n, n = 1, 2, 3...., then :
A.
5S6 + 6S5 = 2S4
B.
5S6 + 6S5 + 2S4 = 0
C.
6S6 + 5S5 + 2S4 = 0
D.
6S6 + 5S5 = 2S4
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Evening Slot
Let a, b $ \in $ R, a $ \ne $ 0 be such that the equation, ax2 – 2bx + 5 = 0 has a repeated root $\alpha $, which is also a root of the equation, x2 – 2bx – 10 = 0. If $\beta $ is the other root of this equation, then $\alpha $2 + $\beta $2 is equal to :
A.
28
B.
24
C.
26
D.
25
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
The number of real roots of the equation,
e4x + e3x – 4e2x + ex + 1 = 0 is :
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot
Let $\alpha = {{ - 1 + i\sqrt 3 } \over 2}$.
If $a = \left( {1 + \alpha } \right)\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{100} {{\alpha ^{2k}}} $ and
$b = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^{100} {{\alpha ^{3k}}} $, then a and b are the roots of the quadratic equation :
A.
x2 + 101x + 100 = 0
B.
x2 + 102x + 101 = 0
C.
x2 – 102x + 101 = 0
D.
x2 – 101x + 100 = 0
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Evening Slot
Let S be the set of all real roots of the equation,
3x(3x – 1) + 2 = |3x – 1| + |3x – 2|. Then S :
A.
contains exactly two elements.
B.
is an empty set.
C.
is a singleton.
D.
contains at least four elements.
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Evening Slot
Let $\alpha $ and $\beta $ be the roots of the equation x2 - x - 1 = 0.
If pk = ${\left( \alpha \right)^k} + {\left( \beta \right)^k}$ , k $ \ge $ 1, then which one of the following statements is not true?
A.
(p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5) = 26
B.
p5 = 11
C.
p3 = p5 – p4
D.
p5 = p2 · p3
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Morning Slot
Let $\alpha $ and $\beta $ be two real roots of the equation
(k + 1)tan2x - $\sqrt 2 $ . $\lambda $tanx = (1 - k), where k($ \ne $ - 1) and $\lambda $ are real numbers. if tan2 ($\alpha $ + $\beta $) = 50, then a value of $\lambda $ is:
A.
5$\sqrt 2 $
B.
10
C.
5
D.
10$\sqrt 2 $
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 12th April Evening Slot
If $\alpha $, $\beta $ and $\gamma $ are three consecutive terms of a non-constant G.P. such that the equations $\alpha $x 2 + 2$\beta $x + $\gamma $ = 0 and x2 + x – 1 = 0 have a common root, then $\alpha $($\beta $ + $\gamma $) is equal to :
A.
$\alpha $$\gamma $
B.
0
C.
$\beta $$\gamma $
D.
$\alpha $$\beta $
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Evening Slot
The number of real roots of the equation
5 + |2x – 1| = 2x (2x – 2) is
A.
2
B.
1
C.
3
D.
4
2019 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot
All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality
${2^{\sqrt {{{\sin }^2}x - 2\sin x + 5} }}.{1 \over {{4^{{{\sin }^2}y}}}} \le 1$
also satisfy the equation
A.
sin x = |sin y|
B.
sin x = 2sin y
C.
2 sin x = sin y
D.
2 |sin x | = 3 sin y