SOLUTIONS: MAINS PAPER ON 24-4- 2x(x 3) 3(x 3) 0

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(2x 3)(x 3) 0
| x 2 x 6 | x 2

1 (b) , then
3 x 3 / 2
x2 x 6 0
.
Case I :
(x 3)(x 2) 0 3 (c) In order that the quadratic
2 x 3
equation may have two roots with
In this case, the equation opposite signs, it must have real
becomes roots with their product negative,

x2 x 6 x 2
i.e. if the discriminant,
or 4(a2 1)2 12(a2 3a 2) 0

x 2 4 0 x 2
1 2
(a 3a 2) 0
3
x 2 and
Clearly satisfies the domain
Both of these conditions get
of the equation in this case. So
a2 3a 2 0
x 2
satisfied if
is a solution.
(a 1)(a 2) 0 1 a 2
x 2 x 6 0. x 2
i.e., if or if .
Case II : So or
4 (c) If D is the discriminant of
x 3
x 2 4qx 2q2 r 0
Then equation reduces to the equation ,
2
x x6 0 x 2 then

D 16q 2 4(2q 2 r) 8q2 4r

2
x 2x 8 0 x 2, 4
i.e. or
8 2 2 4( 4 4 ) 4( 2 2)2 0
Both these values lies in the
domain of the equation in this Hence the equation

x 2, 4
x 2 4qx 2q2 r 0
case, so are the roots.
has always two
x 2, 2, 4
real roots i.e. both real roots.
Hence roots are .
ax2 bx c 0
2x 2 3x 9 0 5 (c) We know that
2 (b)
a 0
2x 2 6x 3x 9 0
if

 b 2 4ac 0 a(b c) b(c a) c(a b) 0
and . since 1

1 mx2 x 1 is a root of equation. Hence it

mx 1 0 0
x x roots are equal since other root is

mx2 x 1 0 x0 c(a b) 2ac

b
and a(b c) a c
1. Hence 1 =
mx2 x 1 0 m 0
Now if and a, b, c are in H.P.

1 4m 0 lx2 nx n 0
7 (a) Let roots of are
1
m
m 0 4
and , given that
or if and
Thus the minimum value of m is
p p

q q
1
4
. .....(i)
n n
6 (c) Roots are equal so,
l l
b2 (c a)2 4ac(b c)(a b) 0
and
Now

p q n
b2 (c 2 a2 2ac) 4ac(ab ac b2 bc) 0
q p l

b2(c2 a2 2ac) 4ab2c 4a2c2 4abc(c a) 0

( ) ( )
0

[b(c a)]2 [2ac]2 2.2ac.b.(c a) 0 .
8 (d) Let the correct equation be
[b(c a) 2ac]2 0 b(c a) 2ac
x 2 px q 0
2ac .....(i)
b
a c a, b, c Roots found by the first student are 6 and
are H.P.
2.
x2
6 2 8 p
Aliter : Here coefficient of
Their sum
coefficient of x + constant
6 2 12 q
term = 0
and the product
 x 2 8x 12 0 1y 2 z 0
So, (i) reduces to Given system is and
.....(ii)
1y 2 z 0
But he has committed mistake
only in the coefficient of x i.e. in 1 2

p. So q remains equal to 12 while 1 2

p in the actual equation has been
taken wrongly by the first student. 1 2 c / a

1 2 r / p
Now roots found by the second
Now, we have or
student are 2 and 9.
9 2 7 p 1 2 cp
.
Their sum and the 1 2 ar
product
1 2
= 92 = 18 =q i.e., p =7 and 1 1
1 2 1 2
q 18 Since or
in (i)
But he has committed mistake 12 12

22 22
only in the constant term i.e. in q.
So p remains equal to 7.
12 22 12 22
Hence correct equation from (i) is
22 22
(adding 1 on
x 2 7x 12 0
both side)
(x 4)(x 3) 0 x 4,3
22 12 22 ( 1 2 )2 2 1 2
.
22 12 22 ( 1 2 )2 2 1 2
1, 2
9 (b) Given that are the roots of Substituting these values, we get
ax2 bx c 0 cp b 2 / a2 2(c / a) (b2 2ac)p 2

ar q 2 / p2 2(r / p) (q 2 2pr)a2
b c
1 2 1 2
a a
c pb2 2acp
So and 2
r q a 2apr
1, 2
Now are the roots of
b2rp 2acpr q2ac pr2ac
px2 qx r 0
b 2 pr q 2ac
q r Hence .
1 2 1 2
p p
p, q
So and 10 (a)
 If the given roots be A and B, then 2b c 2q r
, , ,
a a p p
A ( )2 ( )( 2 2 )
12 (a)
, , ,
(p2 4q)p(p2 q) p[p4 5p2q 4q2 ]
As given are in G.P.,
therefore
B 2 2 ( ) q 2 p



S A B p[p4 5p2q 5q 2 ]
.....(i)

2
pc pc
P p2q2 (p4 5p2q 4q2 )
ar ar
But [By (i)] ....
x2 Sx P 0
The required equation is (ii)

. Also

Trick : Check by putting

p 3, q 2 2, 1

so that . Now
roots of required equation will be
bp pc
21,12 S 33 P 252
aq ar
. Therefore and

which is given by the option (a).
b2 p 2 pc
11 (d) Let the correct equation be 2 2
q2ac b 2 pr
a q ar

ax2 bx c 0
and the correct
13 (e) If and are roots of the

roots and . Taking c wrong, x 2 6x 2 0
the roots are 3 and 2. equation then

3 2 5 6 6

.....(i) 6 2 6 2
a1 c 6
Also and
( x 2 6x 2 0
c / a 6 is a root of ,

2 6 2 0
.....(ii) therefore
Solving (i) and (ii), the correct
2 5 8
roots are 6 and 1.
 2 ,
2
Let be the roots of given
Now
cubic equation.
2 2( 2 6 2) We know that



1/ 3
G G 2 4H 3

2
( 6 2 0)
2

and
2 2 12 6


1/ 3
G G 2 4H 3
Now
2

, since
6 1 1
3 3
2
G 2 4H 3 0,
therefore the cubic

equation has got one real and two
3 1
imaginary roots.

Solving the quadratic equation for p, p3 ( , )

15 (a) , also lies
x 3 11
x, we get y2 x
on
3 11, 3 11
Thus if 2 3 p3 p

2 p2 p p p2 2p 0
using

then

p(p 2) 0 p 2 0( p 0)
3 11 3 11
or , If
p 2 4, 2
, .
2
using r1

16 (c) Let be the common

x 3 3Hx G 0
ratio of the G.P. , , , then
14 (c) Given eq n
and
r , r 2 r 3
G 2 4H 3 0 and
G and H are real and .
(1 r) 3

..(i)
 (r) a 2 i
). Let the third root be then
..(ii)
2 i 2 i
r 2 (1 r) 12 sum of the roots
(5) 4 1
..(iii)
(r 2)(r 3) b 2r 5 b 2 i
and So, the other two roots are
..(iv) and 1.
r2 4 r 2 x2 px (1 p) 0
Dividing (iii) by (i), 19 (c) We have
1 a 2 ..(i)
Then, from (i), ,
(1 p)2 p(1 p) (1 p) 0

b 25 32
. (1 p)[1 p p 1] 0 p1
;
17 (a) Let the roots are and
p1
3 3 ( )3 3 ( ) Put in equation (i),
so,
x2 x 0 x(x 1) 0
3
(a 2) 3(a 3)(a 2)

x 0 1
a3 9a2 27a 26 i.e., .

(x 1)(x 3)
y
3
(a 3) 1 (x 2)
20 (a)
It assumes the least value, if Here x cannot be 2.

Nr Dr
(a 3)3 0
Either both and are
.
positive
a 3
. x 1, x 3 x 2 x 3
and
18 (a) As the coefficients are real
.....(i)
2 i,
Nr Dr
and one root is therefore, Or is negative and is
2 i negative
another root is (conjugate of
x 1 x 2 1 x 2
and
..(ii)
 1 x 2 x 3
From (i) and (ii), or .
x 3 3px 2q x 3 (2a )x 2 (a2 2a )x a2
21 (d) Domain of definition of the

2a 0 2a
y x(x 3) x(x 3) 0

function is
..(i)
x0 x3
i.e. or .....(i) 3p a2 2a
and
Given equation can be re-written
..(ii)
as
2q a2
9| x | 2 19| x | 2 0
and
..(iii)
(9| x | 1)(| x | 2) 0 | x | 2
or
Put the value of in (iii),
| x | 1 / 9
2q 2a3 q a3

Solution of the given equation
..(iv)
2, 1 / 9
are Put the value of in (ii),
In the domain (i), the required 3p a2 2a(2a) a2 4a2 3a2

2, 1/ 9
solutions are . 3p 3a2 p a2 p (q)2 / 3

p3 q 2
x 2 2ax a2 .
22 (c) Given that is a factor
a 0
of 23 (b)

x 3 3px 2q 0 x2 x1 0
Hence (from figure)

x 3 3px 2q (x 2 2ax a2 )(x ) a a

0 0 b 0 ( a 0)
Let b b

,
y ax2 bx c

The curve meets y-
where is a constant.

Then equating the coefficients of x0

axis at .
like powers of x on both sides,
 y c 3 3 3
3 3q
Therefore From the figure .
y 0 c 0 26 (a) Given equation can be written as
.
(m 1)x2 {m(a b) (a b)}x c(m 1) 0
,
24 (a) Roots lie in the interval .

(0,1)( ) Roots are equal and of opposite

, so sign. So sum of roots is equal to
0, f(0) 0, f(1) 0 zero.
(i) (ii) , a b
m
0 m(a b) (a b) a b
0 2
.
(iii)
27 (b) Let the equation (in
3
correctly written form) be
Here 2 for every k

Hence no such k exist. x 2 17x q 0

. Roots are 2, 15.
x3 px q 0
25 (a) We have, So 30=q, so correct equation is

.....(i) x 2 13x 30 0
, . Hence roots are

The roots of equation (i) is 3, 10.
n

28 (b) Let the roots are and
and
b
n
a
The sum of roots = Sum of roots,

t of x2 0
Coefficien
0
t of x3
Coefficien 1 b

= a(n 1)
.....(i)
and the product of any two roots
c c
Coefficient of x .n 2
p a na
t of x3
Coefficien and product,
=
....(ii)

From (i) and (ii), we get
Product of all three roots = =
2
q b c b2 c
a(n 1)
na a (n 1)2
2
na

0
2 2
nb ac(n 1)
.
 Note : Students should b 2 ac
remember this question as a fact. 30 (a) As given, equation

ax2 2bx c 0
can be written as
29 (a) Let the roots are and 2
1 3a ax2 2 acx c 0
2 2
a 5a 3
and
c
x
2 ( ax c)2 0 a
.2
a2 5a 3
(repeated root)
1 (1 3a)2 2
2 2 2
2 This must be the common root by
9 (a 5a 3) a 5a 3
hypothesis.
So it must satisfy the equation
(1 3a)2
9
(a2 5a 3)
dx2 2ex f 0

9a2 6a 1 9a2 45a 27 c c

d 2e f0
a a
2
a
39a 26 3
.
d f 2e c 2e

a c c a b

d e f
, ,
a b c
are in A.P.