Mathematics: Daily Practice Problems
Mathematics: Daily Practice Problems
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1. If and are the roots of equation x2– 3x + 1 = 0 and an = n + n, n N, then value of
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(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
2. If and are the roots of the equation x2 – ax + b = 0 and An = n + n, then whichof the following is
true?
(A) An + 1 = aAn + bAn – 1 (B) An + 1 = bAn + aAn – 1
(C) An + 1 = aAn – bAn (D) An + 1 = bAn – aAn – 1
3. Let r, s and t be the roots of the equation, 8x3 + 1001x + 2008 = 0. The value of (r + s)3 + (s + t)3 +
(t + r)3 is
(A) 251 (B) 751 (C) 735 (D) 753
4. If tan and sec are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx+c = 0, then :
b 2 4ac b 2 4ac
(A) sec tan (B) sec tan
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(C) a4 = b2 (–4ac + b2) (D) b4 = a2(4ac + a2)
5. The quadratic equation x2 – 9x + 3 = 0 has roots and . If x2 – bx – c = 0 has roots 2 and 2, then
(b, c) is :
(A) (75, –9) (B) (–75, 9) (C) (–87, 4) (D) (–87, 9)
6. If x1, x2 & x3 are three distinct numbers which satisfy the relation
(a – 1)x2 + (a2 – 4a + 3)x + (a2 + a –2) = 0, then :
(A) a = –1 (B) a = –2 (C) a = 3 (D) a =1
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7. The expression 1 x 1 x
x 1 1
1
x 1 x 1 x
1
x2
2x 2x
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) x2 – 1
x 2 2x 2 x2 1
8. If the difference between the corresponding roots of x2 + ax +b = 0 and x2 +bx + a = 0 is same and
a b, then :
(A) a + b + 4 = 0 (B) a + b – 4 = 0 (C) a – b – 4 = 0 (D) a – b + 4 = 0
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9. If sin and cos are the roots of the equation ax2 – bx +c = 0, then :
(A) a2 – b2 = 2ac (B) a2 + b2 = 2ac (C) a2 + b2 + 2ac = 0 (D) b2– a2 = 2ac
10. The value of ‘a’ for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation x2 – (a – 2)x – a –1 = 0 .
Assumes the least value is :
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
11. Let x1, x2, x3 be 3 roots of the circle x3 – x – 1 = 0. Then the expression x1(x2 – x3)2 + x2(x3 – x1)2 +
x3(x1 – x2)2 equals a rational number. Find the absolute value of the number.
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ANSWER KEY
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (A, C) 5. (A)
6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (D) 10. (C)
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