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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 inte...
Let $$S = \left\{ {x:x \in \mathbb{R}\,\mathrm{and}\,{{(\sqrt 3 + \sqrt 2 )}^{{x^2} - 4}} + {{(\sqrt 3 - \sqrt 2 )}^{{x^2} - 4}} = 10} \right\}$$. T...
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 :
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 :
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 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
The equation $${x^2} - 4x + [x] + 3 = x[x]$$, where $$[x]$$ denotes the greatest integer function, has :
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 :...
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 ro...
If $$\alpha, \beta$$ are the roots of the equation $$ x^{2}-\left(5+3^{\sqrt{\log _{3} 5}}-5^{\sqrt{\log _{5} 3}}\right)x+3\left(3^{\left(\log _{3} 5\...
The minimum value of the sum of the squares of the roots of $$x^{2}+(3-a) x+1=2 a$$ is:
Let S be the set of all integral values of $$\alpha$$ for which the sum of squares of two real roots of the quadratic equation $$3{x^2} + (\alpha - 6...
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 :...
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...
The number of real solutions of $${x^7} + 5{x^3} + 3x + 1 = 0$$ is equal to ____________.
The number of distinct real roots of x4 $$-$$ 4x + 1 = 0 is :
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 th...
The sum of all the real roots of the equation $$({e^{2x}} - 4)(6{e^{2x}} - 5{e^x} + 1) = 0$$ is
The number of distinct real roots of the equation x7 $$-$$ 7x $$-$$ 2 = 0 is
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($$\alp...
The numbers of pairs (a, b) of real numbers, such that whenever $$\alpha$$ is a root of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0, $$\alpha$$2 $$-$$ 2 is also a ro...
The sum of the roots of the equation $$x + 1 - 2{\log _2}(3 + {2^x}) + 2{\log _4}(10 - {2^{ - x}}) = 0$$, is :
cosec18$$^\circ$$ is a root of the equation :
The set of all values of K > $$-$$1, for which the equation $${(3{x^2} + 4x + 3)^2} - (k + 1)(3{x^2} + 4x + 3)(3{x^2} + 4x + 2) + k{(3{x^2} + 4x + ...
Let $$\alpha = \mathop {\max }\limits_{x \in R} \{ {8^{2\sin 3x}}{.4^{4\cos 3x}}\} $$ and $$\beta = \mathop {\min }\limits_{x \in R} \{ {8^{2\sin 3x...
Let $$\alpha$$, $$\beta$$ be two roots of the equation x2 + (20)1/4x + (5)1/2 = 0. Then $$\alpha$$8 + $$\beta$$8 is equal to ...
The number of real solutions of the equation, x2 $$-$$ |x| $$-$$ 12 = 0 is :
The number of real roots of the equation $${e^{6x}} - {e^{4x}} - 2{e^{3x}} - 12{e^{2x}} + {e^x} + 1 = 0$$ is :
If $$\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}}({\alph...
Let $$\alpha$$, $$\beta$$, $$\gamma$$ be the real roots of the equation, x3 + ax2 + bx + c = 0, (a, b, c $$\in$$ R and a, b $$\ne$$ 0). If the system ...
The value of $$3 + {1 \over {4 + {1 \over {3 + {1 \over {4 + {1 \over {3 + ....\infty }}}}}}}}$$ is equal to
The value of $$4 + {1 \over {5 + {1 \over {4 + {1 \over {5 + {1 \over {4 + ......\infty }}}}}}}}$$ is :
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 $${{{a...
The integer 'k', for which the inequality x2 $$-$$ 2(3k $$-$$ 1)x + 8k2 $$-$$ 7 > 0 is valid for every x in R, is :
Let p and q be two positive numbers such that p + q = 2 and p4+q4 = 272. Then p and q are roots of the equation :
If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ are the roots of the equation 2x(2x + 1) = 1, then $$\beta $$ is equal to :
If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ be two roots of the equation x2 – 64x + 256 = 0. Then the value of $${\left( {{{{\alpha ^3}} \over {{\beta ^5}}}} \right...
If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ are the roots of the equation, 7x2 – 3x – 2 = 0, then the value of $${\alpha \over {1 - {\alpha ^2}}} + {\beta \over {...
The product of the roots of the equation 9x2 - 18|x| + 5 = 0 is :
Let $$\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 ...
Let [t] denote the greatest integer $$ \le $$ t. Then the equation in x, [x]2 + 2[x+2] - 7 = 0 has :
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 $$\alpha, \beta, \gam...
The set of all real values of $$\lambda $$ for which the quadratic equations, ($$\lambda $$2 + 1)x2 – 4$$\lambda $$x + 2 = 0 always have exactly one...
If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ are the roots of the equation x2 + px + 2 = 0 and $${1 \over \alpha }$$ and $${1 \over \beta }$$ are the roots of the e...
Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that f(–1) + f(2) = 0. If one of the roots of f(x) = 0 is 3, then its other root lies in :
Let $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ be the roots of the equation 5x2 + 6x – 2 = 0. If Sn = $$\alpha $$n + $$\beta $$n, n = 1, 2, 3...., then :...
Let a, b $$ \in $$ R, a $$ \ne $$ 0 be such that the equation, ax2 – 2bx + 5 = 0 has a repeated root $$\alpha $$, which is also a root of the equation...
The number of real roots of the equation, e4x + e3x – 4e2x + ex + 1 = 0 is :
Let S be the set of all real roots of the equation, 3x(3x – 1) + 2 = |3x – 1| + |3x – 2|. Then S :
Let $$\alpha = {{ - 1 + i\sqrt 3 } \over 2}$$. If $$a = \left( {1 + \alpha } \right)\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{100} {{\alpha ^{2k}}} $$ and $$b = \sum\limi...
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 $...
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 ...
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 +...
The number of real roots of the equation 5 + |2x – 1| = 2x (2x – 2) is
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 e...
If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ are the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 + x sin $$\theta $$ - 2 sin $$\theta $$ = 0, $$\theta \in \left( {0,{\pi ...
If m is chosen in the quadratic equation (m2 + 1) x2 – 3x + (m2 + 1)2 = 0 such that the sum of its roots is greatest, then the absolute difference o...
Let p, q $$ \in $$ R. If 2 - $$\sqrt 3$$ is a root of the quadratic equation, x2 + px + q = 0, then :
The number of integral values of m for which the equation (1 + m2 )x2 – 2(1 + 3m)x + (1 + 8m) = 0 has no real root is :
The sum of the solutions of the equation $$\left| {\sqrt x - 2} \right| + \sqrt x \left( {\sqrt x - 4} \right) + 2 = 0$$ (x > 0) is equal to:...
The number of integral values of m for which the quadratic expression, (1 + 2m)x2 – 2(1 + 3m)x + 4(1 + m), x $$ \in $$ R, is always positive, is :...
If $$\lambda $$ be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic equation in x, 3m2x2 + m(m – 4)x + 2 = 0, then the least value of m for which $$\lambda + ...
Let $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 sin $$\theta $$ – x(sin $$\theta $$ cos $$\theta $$ + 1) + cos $$\theta $$ =...
If one real root of the quadratic equation 81x2 + kx + 256 = 0 is cube of the other root, then a value of k is
The value of $$\lambda $$ such that sum of the squares of the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 + (3 – $$\lambda $$)x + 2 = $$\lambda $$ has the lea...
Consider the quadratic equation (c – 5)x2 – 2cx + (c – 4) = 0, c $$ \ne $$ 5. Let S be the set of all integral values of c for which one root of the e...
If both the roots of the quadratic equation x2 $$-$$ mx + 4 = 0 are real and distinct and they lie in the interval [1, 5], then m lies in the interval...
The number of all possible positive integral values of $$\alpha $$  for which the roots of the quadratic equation, 6x2 $$-$$ 11x + $$\alpha $$ =...
Let p, q and r be real numbers (p $$ \ne $$ q, r $$ \ne $$ 0), such that the roots of the equation $${1 \over {x + p}} + {1 \over {x + q}} = {1 \over...
If an angle A of a $$\Delta $$ABC satiesfies 5 cosA + 3 = 0, then the roots of the quadratic equation, 9x2 + 27x + 20 = 0 are :
Let S = { $$x$$ $$ \in $$ R : $$x$$ $$ \ge $$ 0 and $$2\left| {\sqrt x - 3} \right| + \sqrt x \left( {\sqrt x - 6} \right) + 6 = 0$$}. Then S...
If f(x) is a quadratic expression such that f (1) + f (2) = 0, and $$-$$ 1 is a root of f (x) = 0, then the other root of f(x) = 0 is :
If $$\lambda $$ $$ \in $$ R is such that the sum of the cubes of the roots of the equation, x2 + (2 $$-$$ $$\lambda $$) x + (10 $$-$$ $$\lambda $$) =...
If tanA and tanB are the roots of the quadratic equation, 3x2 $$-$$ 10x $$-$$ 25 = 0, then the value of 3 sin2(A + B) $$-$$ 10 sin(A + B).cos(A + B) $...
The sum of all the real values of x satisfying the equation 2(x$$-$$1)(x2 + 5x $$-$$ 50) = 1 is :
Let p(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that p(0)=1. If p(x) leaves remainder 4 when divided by x$$-$$ 1 and it leaves remainder 6 when divided by x +...
If for a positive integer n, the quadratic equation $$x\left( {x + 1} \right) + \left( {x + 1} \right)\left( {x + 2} \right)$$$$ + .... + \left( {x + ...
If x is a solution of the equation, $$\sqrt {2x + 1} $$ $$ - \sqrt {2x - 1} = 1,$$ $$\,\,\left( {x \ge {1 \over 2}} \right),$$ then $$\sqrt {4{x^2} -...
If the equations x2 + bx−1 = 0 and x2 + x + b = 0 have a common root different from −1, then $$\left| b \right|$$ is equal to :
The sum of all real values of $$x$$ satisfying the equation $${\left( {{x^2} - 5x + 5} \right)^{{x^2} + 4x - 60}}\, = 1$$ is :
Let $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ be the roots of equation $${x^2} - 6x - 2 = 0$$. If $${a_n} = {\alpha ^n} - {\beta ^n},$$ for $$n \ge 1,$$ then the va...
If $$a \in R$$ and the equation $$ - 3{\left( {x - \left[ x \right]} \right)^2} + 2\left( {x - \left[ x \right]} \right) + {a^2} = 0$$ (where [$$x$$] ...
Let $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ be the roots of equation $$p{x^2} + qx + r = 0,$$ $$p \ne 0.$$ If $$p,\,q,\,r$$ in A.P. and $${1 \over \alpha } + {1 \o...
The number of values of $$k$$, for which the system of equations : $$$\matrix{ {\left( {k + 1} \right)x + 8y = 4k} \cr {kx + \left( {k + 3} \r...
The real number $$k$$ for which the equation, $$2{x^3} + 3x + k = 0$$ has two distinct real roots in $$\left[ {0,\,1} \right]$$
If the equations $${x^2} + 2x + 3 = 0$$ and $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0,$$ $$a,\,b,\,c\, \in \,R,$$ have a common root, then $$a\,:b\,:c\,$$ is
The equation $${e^{\sin x}} - {e^{ - \sin x}} - 4 = 0$$ has:
If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ are the roots of the equation $${x^2} - x + 1 = 0,$$ then $${\alpha ^{2009}} + {\beta ^{2009}} = $$
The quadratic equations $${x^2} - 6x + a = 0$$ and $${x^2} - cx + 6 = 0$$ have one root in common. The other roots of the first and second equations a...
If $$\,\left| {z - {4 \over z}} \right| = 2,$$ then the maximum value of $$\,\left| z \right|$$ is equal to :
If the roots of the equation $$b{x^2} + cx + a = 0$$ imaginary, then for all real values of $$x$$, the expression $$3{b^2}{x^2} + 6bcx + 2{c^2}$$ is :
STATEMENT - 1 : For every natural number $$n \ge 2,$$ $$${1 \over {\sqrt 1 }} + {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }} + ........ + {1 \over {\sqrt n }} > \sqrt n ....
If the difference between the roots of the equation $${x^2} + ax + 1 = 0$$ is less than $$\sqrt 5 ,$$ then the set of possible values of $$a$$ is
If the roots of the quadratic equation $${x^2} + px + q = 0$$ are $$\tan {30^ \circ }$$ and $$\tan {15^ \circ }$$, respectively, then the value of $$2...
All the values of $$m$$ for which both roots of the equation $${x^2} - 2mx + {m^2} - 1 = 0$$ are greater than $$ - 2$$ but less then 4, lie in the int...
If $$x$$ is real, the maximum value of $${{3{x^2} + 9x + 17} \over {3{x^2} + 9x + 7}}$$ is
In a triangle $$PQR,\;\;\angle R = {\pi \over 2}.\,\,If\,\,\tan \,\left( {{P \over 2}} \right)$$ and $$ \tan \left( {{Q \over 2}} \right)$$ are the r...
If both the roots of the quadratic equation $${x^2} - 2kx + {k^2} + k - 5 = 0$$ are less than 5, then $$k$$ lies in the interval
The value of $$a$$ for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation $${x^2} - \left( {a - 2} \right)x - a - 1 = 0$$ assume the least valu...
If the roots of the equation $${x^2} - bx + c = 0$$ be two consecutive integers, then $${b^2} - 4c$$ equals
Let two numbers have arithmetic mean 9 and geometric mean 4. Then these numbers are the roots of the quadratic equation
If $$\left( {1 - p} \right)$$ is a root of quadratic equation $${x^2} + px + \left( {1 - p} \right) = 0$$ then its root are
If one root of the equation $${x^2} + px + 12 = 0$$ is 4, while the equation $${x^2} + px + q = 0$$ has equal roots, then the value of $$'q'$$ is ...
If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0$$ is equal to the sum of the squares of their reciprocals, then $${a \over c},...
The value of '$$a$$' for which one root of the quadratic equation $$$\left( {{a^2} - 5a + 3} \right){x^2} + \left( {3a - 1} \right)x + 2 = 0$$$ is tw...
The number of real solutions of the equation $${x^2} - 3\left| x \right| + 2 = 0$$ is
The real number $$x$$ when added to its inverse gives the minimum value of the sum at $$x$$ equal to
If $$\alpha \ne \beta $$ but $${\alpha ^2} = 5\alpha - 3$$ and $${\beta ^2} = 5\beta - 3$$ then the equation having $$\alpha /\beta $$ and $$\beta ...
Product of real roots of equation $${t^2}{x^2} + \left| x \right| + 9 = 0$$
Difference between the corresponding roots of $${x^2} + ax + b = 0$$ and $${x^2} + bx + a = 0$$ is same and $$a \ne b,$$ then
If $$p$$ and $$q$$ are the roots of the equation $${x^2} + px + q = 0,$$ then
If $$a,\,b,\,c$$ are distinct $$ + ve$$ real numbers and $${a^2} + {b^2} + {c^2} = 1$$ then $$ab + bc + ca$$ is

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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 eq...
Let $$\alpha_1,\alpha_2,....,\alpha_7$$ be the roots of the equation $${x^7} + 3{x^5} - 13{x^3} - 15x = 0$$ and $$|{\alpha _1}| \ge |{\alpha _2}| \ge ...
Let $$\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 ...
Let $$S = \left\{ {\alpha :{{\log }_2}({9^{2\alpha - 4}} + 13) - {{\log }_2}\left( {{5 \over 2}.\,{3^{2\alpha - 4}} + 1} \right) = 2} \right\}$$. Th...
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 = {$$x+\lambda...
Let $$\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}$$, ...
The sum of all real values of $$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}$$ is equal to __________....
If for some $$\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}+\ma...
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 ______________....
Let for $$f(x) = {a_0}{x^2} + {a_1}x + {a_2},\,f'(0) = 1$$ and $$f'(1) = 0$$. If a0, a1, a2 are in an arithmatico-geometric progression, whose corresp...
The number of real solutions of the equation $${e^{4x}} + 4{e^{3x}} - 58{e^{2x}} + 4{e^x} + 1 = 0$$ is ___________.
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 $${x^2} ...
If the sum of all the roots of the equation $${e^{2x}} - 11{e^x} - 45{e^{ - x}} + {{81} \over 2} = 0$$ is $${\log _e}p$$, then p is equal to _________...
Let p and q be two real numbers such that p + q = 3 and p4 + q4 = 369. Then $${\left( {{1 \over p} + {1 \over q}} \right)^{ - 2}}$$ is equal to ______...
The sum of the cubes of all the roots of the equation $${x^4} - 3{x^3} - 2{x^2} + 3x + 1 = 0$$ is _________.
Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that $$f(k) = - {2 \over k}$$ for k = 2, 3, 4, 5. Then the value of 52 $$-$$ 10f(10) is equal to :
Let $$\lambda$$ $$\ne$$ 0 be in R. If $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ are the roots of the equation x2 $$-$$ x + 2$$\lambda$$ = 0, and $$\alpha$$ and $$\gamm...
The sum of all integral values of k (k $$\ne$$ 0) for which the equation $${2 \over {x - 1}} - {1 \over {x - 2}} = {2 \over k}$$ in x has no real root...
The number of real roots of the equation e4x $$-$$ e3x $$-$$ 4e2x $$-$$ ex + 1 = 0 is equal to ______________....
If a + b + c = 1, ab + bc + ca = 2 and abc = 3, then the value of a4 + b4 + c4 is equal to ______________.
If $$\alpha$$, $$\beta$$ are roots of the equation $${x^2} + 5(\sqrt 2 )x + 10 = 0$$, $$\alpha$$ > $$\beta$$ and $${P_n} = {\alpha ^n} - {\beta ^n}...
The number of solutions of the equation $${\log _{(x + 1)}}(2{x^2} + 7x + 5) + {\log _{(2x + 5)}}{(x + 1)^2} - 4 = 0$$, x > 0, is
Let $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ be two real numbers such that $$\alpha$$ + $$\beta$$ = 1 and $$\alpha$$$$\beta$$ = $$-$$1. Let pn = ($$\alpha$$)n + ($$\b...
The number of solutions of the equation log4(x $$-$$ 1) = log2(x $$-$$ 3) is _________.
The sum of 162th power of the roots of the equation x3 $$-$$ 2x2 + 2x $$-$$ 1 = 0 is ________.
The number of the real roots of the equation $${(x + 1)^2} + |x - 5| = {{27} \over 4}$$ is ________.
The least positive value of 'a' for which the equation 2x2 + (a – 10)x + $${{33} \over 2}$$ = 2a has real roots is
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