First Level Quadratic Equations - 1

1. Discriminant of equation x 2  1  x  0 14. If equation 2Px 2  8 x  P  0 has equal roots then value
(a) – 3 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) 0 of P is :
(a) P   2 2 (b) P = 4
2. Solution of equation x 2  9  0
(c) P  2 2 (d) P  2 2
(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) none

3. If Px2  4x  1  0 has real roots then value of P is : 15. If 1 2 and 1 2 are the roots then equation is :

(a) 16  4P (b) P  4 (a) x 2  2 x  1  0 (b) x 2  2 x  1  0

(c) P > 4 (d) P  4 (c) x 2  x  1  0 (d) x 2  x  2  0

4. If x 2  Px  0 has equal roots then value of P is :

16. If one root of the equation ax 2  10 x  5  0 is three
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0 times the other than, value of a is :
5. The sum of number and its reciprocal is 5/2 then the (a) 15/4 (b) 4/15 (c) 2/5 (d) none
number is :
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c) 1 and 1/2 (d) 2 and 1/2 17. If  and  are the roots of equation x 2  3ax  2a 2  0
and  2  2  5 then value of a is :
6. If p and q are the roots of the equation 3 x 2  7 x  3  0
then p.q is : (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 1/ 2
(a) 9 (b) – 7/3 (c) – 1 (d) none
18. Equation x 2  px  q  0 has equal roots and value of p
7. Equation whose roots are 1 and 2 is :
is one then value of q is :
(a) x 2  2 x  3  0 (b) x 2  3 x  2  0 (a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/4
(c) x 2  3 x  2  0 (d) x 2  3 x  2  0 19. Solution of equation 3 x 1  31 x  2 is :
(a) 3/2 (b) – 1 (c) 0 (d) 1
8. If one root of the equation x 2  2 x  1  0 is 1, then other
root is : 20. (a  1) x 2  2 x  3  0 has equal roots then value of a is:
(a) – 1 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 1/2
(a) 1/2 (b) 2/3 (c) 3/4 (d) 1
2
9. Equation x  5Kx  16  0 has no real roots then value
21. If x is real then minimum value of x 2  6 x  10 is :
of K is :
(a) 3/2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
2 64 8 8
(a) K  (b)  K  22. If the roots of a equation are 1/2 and 2/5 then equation
25 5 5 is :
2 64
(c) K  (d) Both (a) and (b) (a) 10 x 2  9 x  2  0 (b) 10 x 2  9 x  2  0
25
(c) 5 x 2  7 x  1  0 (d) 5 x 2  7 x  1  0
10. Roots of equation x 2  2 3 x  1  0 are :
(a) real and equal (b) real and unequal 23. If x  y  12 , y  z  16 and z  x  14 then value of x,
(c) no real roots (d) none y and z is :
(a) x = 5, y = 9, z = 7 (b) x = 9, y = 7, z = 5
2 2
11. Solution of quadratic equation a( x  1)  x (a  1) is : (c) x = 5, y = 7, z = 9 (d) none

(a) – a (b) a (c) – 1/a (d) a2 24. If     10 and     6 then the equation whose
roots are  and  is :
12. If  and  are the roots of the equation x 2  2 x  1  0
(a) x 2  8 x  2  0 (b) x 2  10 x  16  0
2 2
then    
(a) 3 (b) – 3 (c) 2 (d) – 1 (c) x 2  8 x  2  0 (d) x 2  10 x  16  0

13. If 3  3 and 3  3 are the roots then equation is : 25. The roots of equation x 2  4 x  6  0 is :

(a) x 2  6 x  9  0 (b) x 2  9 x  6  0 (a)  4  40 (b)  2  10

(c) x 2  3 x  9  0 (d) none (c)  2  20 (d)  2  20