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Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 1

Find the maximum value of the expression 

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 1

For the given expression to be a maximum, the denominator should be minimized. (Since, the function in the denominator has imaginary roots and is always positive), x2 + 5x + 10 will be minimized at x = -2.5 and its minimum values at x = -2.5 is 3.75.
Hence, required answer = 1/3.75 =4/15.

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 2

If P and Q are the roots of f(x) = x2 - 14x + 45, then find the value of (1/P +1/Q)

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 2

GIVEN:

 f(x) = x2 - 14x + 45

FORMULA USED:

Sum of roots = (-b/a) and Product of roots = c/a for f(x) = ax2 + bx + c 

CALCULATION:

f(x) = x2 - 14x + 45

⇒ a = 1, b = -14, c = 45

⇒ Sum of roots(P + Q) = (-b/a)

⇒ 14

⇒ Product of roots (PQ) = c/a

⇒ 45

⇒ (1/P + 1/Q) = (P + Q)/PQ

⇒ 14/45

∴  (1/P + 1/Q) = 14/45

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Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 3

The expression a2 + ab + b2 is _________for a < 0, b < 0

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For a, b negative the given expression will always be positive since, a2, b2 and ab are all positive.

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 4

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 4

Solve this by assuming each option to be true and then check whether the given expression has equal roots for the option under check.

Thus, if we check for option (b). ad = be.
We assume a = 6, d = 4 b = 12 c = 2 (any set o f values that satisfies ad = bc).
Then (a2 + b2) x2 - 2(ac + bc) x + (c2 + d2) = 0

180 x2- 120 x +20 = 0.
We can see that this has equal roots. Thus, option (b) is a possible answer. The same way if we check for a, e and d we see that none of them gives us equal roots and can be rejected.

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 5

Two numbers a and b are such that the quadratic equation ax2 + 3x + 2b = 0 has - 6 as the sum and the product of the roots. Find a + b.

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Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 6

Find the value of the expression

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 6

Solving quadratically, we have option (b) as the root of this equation.

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 7

If the roots of the equation (a2 + b2) x2 - 2b(a + c) x + (b2 + c2) = 0 are equal then a, b, c, are in

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Solve by assuming values of a, b, and c in AP, GP and HP to check which satisfies the condition.

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 8

If x2 + ax + b leaves the same remainder 5 when divided by x - 1 or x + 1 then the values of a and b are respectively

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Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 9

Read the data given below and it solve the questions based on.
If α and β? are roots of the equation x2 + x - 7 = 0 then.

Find α2 + β2

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Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 10

For what values o f c in the equation 2x2 - (c3 + 8c - l)x + c2 - 4c = 0 the roots of the equation would be opposite in signs?

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 10

For the roots to be opposite in sign, the product should be negative.

(c2 - 4x)/2 < 0 ⇒ 0 < c < 4 .

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 11

The expression x2 + kx + 9 becomes positive for what values of k (given that x is real)?

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 11

The roots should be imaginary for the expression to be positive i.e.

k2 - 36 < 0

thus - 6 < k < 6 or |k| < 6.

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 12

In the Maths Olympiad of 2020 at Animal Planet, two representatives from the donkey’s side, while solving a quadratic equation, committed the following mistakes: (i) One of them made a mistake in the constant term and got the roots as 5 and 9. (ii) Another one committed an error in the coefficient of x and he got the roots as 12 and 4.But in the meantime, they realised that they are wrong and they managed to get it right jointly. Find the quadratic equation.

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 12

From (i) we have sum o f roots = 1 4 and from (ii) we have product of roots = 48.
Option (c) is correct.

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 13

For what value of b and c would the equation x2 + bx + c = 0 have roots equal to b and c.

Detailed Solution for Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 13

Solve using options. It can be seen that at b = 0 and c = 0 the condition is satisfied. It is also satisfied at b = 1 and c = - 2 .

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 14

A journey between Mumbai and Pune (192 km apart) takes two hours less by a car than by a truck. Determine the average speed of the car if the average speed of the truck is 16 km/h less than the car.

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Solve using options, If the car’s speed is 48 kmph, the bus’s speed would be 32 kmph. The car would take 4 hours and the bus 6 hours.A journey between Mumbai and Pune (192 km apart) takes two hours less by a car than by a truck. Determine the average speed of the car if the average speed of the truck is 16 km/h less than the car. (a) 48 km/h (b) 64 km/h (c) 16 km/h (d) 24 km/h

Test: Quadratic Equations- 4 - Question 15

Suppose k is any integer such that the equation 2x2 + kx + 5 = 0 has no real roots and the equation x2 + (k + 5)x + 1 = 0 has two distinct real roots for x. Then, the number of possible values of k is

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