Maths - IIA Important Questions

Quadratic Expressions
Very Short Answer Questions.
1. We form a quadratic equation whose roots are 2  3 and 2  3.
2. We find a quadratic equation whose roots are
 a  ib and  a  ib.
3. If  and  are the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0, then form a quadratic equation whose roots
are p and p (p is a real number) in terms of a, b, c, p.
4. Find the roots of the equation 3 x 2  10 x  8 3  0.
5. Find a quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is 1 and the sum of the squares of the roots is 13.
2 1
6. Slove x 3 x 3  2  0.
7. Form quadratic equations whose roots are :
pq pq
i) ,  p  q 
pq pq

8. If  ,  are the roots of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0, find the values of the following expressions in terms
of a, b, c.
1 1 1 1
i)  ii) 
   2
2
2
  
iii)  4  7   7  4 iv)    , if c  0
  
9. Find the values of m for which the following equations have equal roots?
i) x 2  15  m  2 x  8   0

ii) x 2   m  3 x   m  6   0

iii)  2m  1 x 2  2  m  3 x   m  5  0 
10. If x 2  4ax  3  0 and 2 x 2  3ax  9  0 have a common root, then find the values of a and the common
roots.
11. For what values of x the expression x 2  5 x  14 is positive?
12. For what values of x the expression 6 x 2  2 x  3 is negative?
13. Find the value of x at which the following expressions have maximum or minimum.
i) x 2  5 x  6 ii) 2 x  x2  7
14. Find the maximum or minimum value of the quadratic expression.
i) 2 x  7  5 x 2 ii) 3 x 2  2 x  11

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15. If x 2  6 x  5  0 and x 2  12 x  p  0 have a common root, then find p.
16. If x 2  6 x  5  0 and x 2  3ax  35  0 have a common root, then find a.
Short Answer Questions.
17. Find a quadratic equation, the sum of whose roots is 1 and the sum of the squares of the roots is 13.

x 1  x 13
18. Slove   .
1 x x 6
19. Find all numbers which exceed their square root by 12.
20. Prove that there is a unique pair of consecutive positive odd integers such that the sum of their squares
is 290 and find it.
21. Some points on a plane are marked and they are connected pairwise by line segments. If the total
number of line segments formed is 10, find the number pf marked points on the plane.
22. If x 2  bx  c  0.x 2  cx  b  0  b  c  have a common root, then show that b  c  1  0.
23. Find two consecutive positive even integers, the sum of whose squares is 340.
24. If x1 , x2 are the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2  bx  c  0 and c  0, find the value of

 ax1  b 
2
  ax2  b 
2
in terms of a, b, c.

25. 2 x 4  x 3  11x 2  x  2  0
2
 1  1
26. 2  x    7  x    5  0, when x  0
 x  x
27. Find a quadratic equation for which the sum of the roots is 7 and the sum of the squares of the
roots is 25.
28. Let a, b, c  R and a  0. Then the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0 are non-real complex numbers if and
only if ax 2  bx  c and a have the same sign for all x  R.
29. Let a, b, c  R and a  0 such that the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 has real roots  and  with    .
Then prove that
i) for   x   , ax 2  bx  c and a have opposite signs,

ii)for x   or x   , ax 2  bx  c and a have the same sign.

30. Suppose that the quadratic equations ax 2  bx  c  0 and bx 2  cx  a  0 have a common root. Then
show that a 3  b 3  c 3  3abc.
31. Find the changes in the sign of 4 x  5 x 2  2 for x  R and find the extreme value.

x 2  34 x  71
32. Show that none of the values of the function over R lies between 5 and 9.
x2  2x  7

x 2  14 x  9
33. Find the maximum value of the function 2 over R.
x  2x  3

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34. If the quadratic equations ax 2  2bx  c  0and ax 2  2cx  b  0,  b  c  have a common root, then
show that a  4b  4c  0.
35. If the equations x 2  ax  b  0 and x 2  cx  d  0 have a common root and the first equation has
equal roots, then prove that 2  b  d   ac.
36. Discuss the signs of the following quadratic expressions when x is real.
i) x2  5x  4
37. Determine the rage of the following expressions.

x2  x  1 x2
i) ii)
x2  x  1 2 x  3x  6
2

1 1 1
Prove that 3x  1  x  1  3x  1 x  1 does not lie between 1 and 4, if x is real.
38.
  
x 1
39. If x is real, prove that lies between  and 1.
x  5x  9
2
11
x p
40. If the expression takes all real values for x  R , then find the bounds for p.
x  3x  2
2

41. Solve the inequation x 2  3x  10   8  x  .

Theory of Equations
Very Short Answer Questions.
01. Form the monic polynomial equation of degree 3 whose roots are 2, 3 and 6.
02. Find the relations between the roots and the coefficients of the cubic equation 3 x 3  10 x 2  7 x  10  0.

1 1 1
If a, b, c are the roots of x  px  qx  r  0 and r  0, then find  
3 2
03. in terms of p, q, r.
a2 b2 c2
04. If  ,  ,  are the roots of 4 x3  6 x 2  7 x  3  0, then find the value of      .

05. If 1,1,  are the roots of x3  6 x 2  9 x  4  0, then find  .

06. If 1, 2 and  are the roots of 2 x3  x 2  7 x  6  0, then find  .

07. If 1, 2 and 3 are the roots of x 3  2 x 2  ax  6  0 then find a.

08. If  ,  and 1 are the roots of x3  2 x 2  5 x  6  0, then find  and  .

09. If  ,  and  are the roots of x3  2 x 2  3 x  4  0, then find

i)  2
2 ii)      
10. Find the quotient and the remainder, using synthetic division, when x 4  6 x 3  3x 2  26 x  24 is divided
by x  4.
11. Form the polynomial, whose roots are (i) 3, 2, 1+i, 1-i and (ii) 1+i, 1-i, 1+i, 1-i

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12. Form the cubic equation with real coefficients, two roots of which are 1,3  2.
13. Find the polynomial equation of degree 4 whose roots are the negatives of the roots of
x 4  6 x 3  7 x 2  2 x  1  0.
14. Find an algebraic equation of degree 4 whose roots are 3 times the roots of the equation
6 x 4  7 x 3  8 x 2  7 x  2  0.
15. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the equation
x 4  3 x 3  6 x 2  2 x  4  0.
16. Show that 2 x 3  5 x 2  5 x  2  0 is a reciprocal equation of class one.
17. Find the transformed equation whose roots are the negatives of the roots of x 4  5 x3  11x  3  0.
18. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of
x 4  3 x 3  7 x 2  5 x  2  0.
Long Answer Questions.
19. If  ,  ,  are the roots of x3  6 x 2  11x  6  0, then find the equation whose roots are
 2   2 ,  2   2 , 2   2.
20. If  ,  ,  are the roots of x3  7 x  6  0, then find the equation whose roots are

    ,      ,     
2 2 2
.

21. Find the roots of x 4  16 x 3  86 x 2  176 x  105  0.

22. Slove x3  7 x 2  36  0, given one root being twice the other..
23. Given that two roots of 4 x 3  20 x 2  23 x  6  0 are equal, find all the roots of the given equation.
24. Given that the sum of two roots of x 4  2 x 3  4 x 2  6 x  21  0 ...(1)
25. Slove 4 x3  24 x 2  23 x  18  0, given that the roots of this equation are in arithmetic progression.

26. Slove x3  7 x 2  14 x  8  0, given that the roots are in geometric progression.

27. Slove x 4  5 x 3  5 x 2  5 x  6  0, given that the product of two of its roots is 3.

28. Slove x 4  4 x 3  2 x 2  12 x  9  0, given that it has two pairs of equal roots.

29. Prove that the sum of any two of the roots of the equation x 4  px 3  qx 2  rx  s  0 is equal to the sum
of the remaining two roots of the equation iff p 3  4 pq  8r  0.

Prove that x  5 x  5 x  1  0 has three equal roots and find this root.
5 3 2
30.
31. Given that the roots of x3  3 px 2  3qx  r  0 are in

i) A.P., show that 2 p 3  3qp  r  0

ii) G.P., show that p 3r  q 3

iii) H.P., show that 2q3  r  3 pq  r 

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32. Slove 9 x 3  15 x 2  7 x  1  0, given that two of its roots are equal.
33. Given that one root of 2 x 3  3 x 2  8 x  3  0 is double the other root, find the roots of the equation.
34. Slove x3  9 x 2  14 x  24  0, given that two of the roots are in the ratio 3 : 2.
35. Solve the following equations, given that they have multiple roots.
i) x 4  6 x 3  13 x 2  24 x  36  0
36. Solve x 4  x 3  16 x 2  4 x  48  0, given that the product of two of the roots is 6.
37. Solve 18 x 3  81x 2  121x  60  0 given that one root is equal to half the dum of the remaining roots.
38. (i) Show that x 5  5 x 3  5 x 2  1  0 has three equal roots and find this root.

39. Solve the equation x 4  5 x 3  4 x 2  8 x  8  0, given that one of the roots is 1  5.

40. Solve the equation x 4  2 x 3  5 x 2  6 x  2  0 given that 1 + i is one of its roots.

41. Solve the equation x 4  2 x 3  16 x 2  22 x  7  0,given that 2  3 is one of its roots.

42. Solve the equation 3 x 5  4 x 4  42 x 3  56 x 2  27 x  36  0, given that 2  5 is one of its roots.

43. Solve the equation x 4  9 x 3  27 x 2  29 x  6  0, given that one root is 2  3.

44. Find the polynomial equation of degree 5 whose roots are the translates of the roots of
x5  4 x 3  x 2  11  0 by  3.
45. Find the algebraic equation of degree 4 whose roots are the translates of the roots of
4 x 4  32 x 3  83 x 2  75 x  21  0 by 2.
46. Solve the equation x 5  5 x 4  9 x 3  9 x 2  5 x  1  0.
47. Solve the equation 6 x 4  35 x 3  62 x 2  35 x  6  0.
48. Solve the equation 6 x 6  25 x 5  31x 4  31x 2  25 x  6  0.
49. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are the translates of those of the equation
x 4  5 x 3  7 x 2  17 x  11  0 by  2.
50. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are the translates of those of the equation
x5  4 x 4  3 x 2  4 x  6  0 by  3.
51. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are the translates of the roots of the equation
3 x 5  5 x 3  7  0 by 4.
52. Transform each of the following equations into ones in which the coefficients of the second highest
power of x is zero and also find their transformed equations.
i) x 3  6 x 2  10 x  3  0 ii) x4  4 x3  2 x 2  4 x  2  0
53. Solve the following equations.
i) 2 x 5  x 4  12 x 3  12 x 2  x  2  0.
55. Solve the equation x 4  4 x 3  5 x 2  2 x  2  0, one root of which is 1  1.

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 Partial Fractions
Short Answer Questions.

x 2  13 x  15
01. Resolve 2 x  3 x  3 2 into partial fractions.
  
3x  18
02.
 
Resolve x 3 x  3 into partial fractions.

x3  x 2  1
03. Resolve into partial fractions.
 x2  2  x2  3
x3
04. Resolve into partial fractions.
1  x 
2
1  x 
2

2 x 2  3x  4
05. Resolve tha following fractions into partial fractions
 x  1  x 2  2 
3x  1
06. Resolve tha following fractions into partial fractions
 x  x  x2   x  2
x2  3
07. Resolve tha following fractions into partial fractions
 x  2   x 2  1

x3
08. Resolve into partial fractions.
 2 x  1 x  2  x  3
x4
09. Resolve into partial fractions.
 x  1 x  2 
x2
10. Resolve the following fractions into partial fractions
 x  1 x  2 
x3
11. Resolve the following fractions into partial fractions
 2 x  1 x  1
2

x3
12. Resolve the following fractions into partial fractions x  a x  b x  c
   

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 3x
Find the coefficient of x 4 in the expansion of x  2 x  1 in powers of x specifying the interval in
13.
  
which the expansion is valid.

3
5x  6
Find the ciefficient of x in the power series expansion of x  2 1  x specifying the region in which
14.
  
the expansion is valid.

3x 2  2 x
  
4
15. Find the coefficient x in the power series expansion of x 2  2 x  3 specifying the interval in which

the expansion is valid.

x 4
16. Find the coefficient x n in the power series expansion of specifying the region in which the
x  5x  6
2

expansion is valid.

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 Binomial Theorem:

VSAQs:
1. Find the number of terms in the expansion of (2x+3y+z)7

2. If A and B are coefficients of x n in the expansion of 1  x  and 1  x 

2n 2 n 1
respectively, then find
A
the value of .
B
9
 2
3. Find the coefficient of x in  7 x3  2 
2

 x 
9
 2 x 2 15 
4. Find the term independent of x in the expansion of   
 5 4x 

 
17
5. Find the middle term(s) in the expansion of 4 x 2  5 x3
2
6. Find the set of values of x for which the binomial expansion (2  3x) 3 is valid.
4
 x2 
7. Find the 7th term of 1  
 3
5
 4x 2
8. Find the general term [ (r  1) term] in the expansion of 1 
th

 5 
4
9. Expand 5 5 in increasing powers of
5
2
10. Expand 3 3 in increasing powers of
3
LAQs:
11
 1 
11. If the coefficient of x 10
in the expansion of  ax 2   is equal to the coefficient
 bx 
11
 1 
of x 10 in the expansion of  ax 2   , find the relation between a and b where a
 bx 
and b are real numbers.
12. For r  0,1, 2, ..., n, prove that C0 .Cr  C1.Cr 1  C2 .Cr 2  ...  Cnr .Cn 2 n C n r  and
hence deduce that
i) C0 2  C12  C2 2  ...  Cn 2 2 n Cn
ii) C0 .C1  C1  C1.C2  C2 .C3  ...  Cn1.Cn 2n Cn1
13. Suppose that n is a natural number and I, F are respectively the integral part and

 
n
fractional part of 7  4 3 . Then show that
i) I is an odd integer
ii)  I  F 1  F   1
 C1 C2 C 2n1  1
14. If n is a positive integer, then prove that C0    ...  n 
2 3 n 1 n 1
15. If the 2 ,3 and 4 terms in the expansion of  a  x  are respectively 240, 720, 1080, find
nd rd th n

a, x, n.
16. If the coefficients of r th ,  r  1 , and  r  2  terms in the expansion of 1  x 
th nd n
are in A.P.,
then show that n   4r  1 n  4r  2  0 .
2 2

17. If the coefficients of 4 consecutive terms in the expansion of 1  x  are a1 , a2 , a3 , a4

n

a1 a3 2a2
respectively, then show that  
a1  a2 a3  a4 a2  a3
18. Prove that
(n  1)n
(C0  C1 )(C1  C2 )(C2  C3 )....(Cn1  Cn ) .C0 .C1.C2 .....Cn
n!
19. If R, n are positive integers, n is odd, 0 < F <1 and if (5 5  11)n  R  F , then
prove that (i) R is an even integer and (ii) ( R  F ).F  4n

 
n
20. If I, n are positive integers, 0 < f < 1 and if 7  4 3  I  f , then show that (i) I
is an odd integer and (ii) (I+f ) (1-f ) = 1
3.5 3.5.7 3.5.7.9
21. Find the sum of the series    ... 
5.10 5.10.15 5.10.15.20
1 1.3 1.3.5
22. If x     ..., then find 3x 2  6 x
5 5.10 5.10.15
4 4.6 4.6.8
23. If t     ..... , then prove that 9t = 16.
5 5.10 5.10.15
1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7
24. If x     ....., , then prove that 9 x2  24 x  11
3.6 3.6.9 3.6.9.12
5 5.7 5.7.9
25. If x     ... , then find the value of x 2  4 x .
 2! .3  3! .3  4! .33
2

26. Show that for any non zero rational number x,

x x( x  1) x( x  1)(( x  2)
1    .....
2 2.4 2.4.6
x x( x  1) x( x  1)(( x  2)
 1    .....
3 3.6 3.6.9