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Statement 1: If the roots of the equation x2+px+q=0 are both greater than 1 then the roots of the equation x2-px+q=0 are both less than 1.

Statement 2: If α is a root of the equation f(x)=0, then (-α) is a root of the equation f(-x)=0. Which of the following is correct?

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Important Questions on Quadratic Equation

MEDIUM
Let r be a root of the equation x2+2x+6=0 . The value of r+2r+3r+4r+5 is equal to -
EASY
Let p,q and r be real numbers pq,r0, such that the roots of the equation 1x+p+1x+q=1r are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then the sum of squares of these roots is equal to
MEDIUM

Let a,b be non-zero real numbers. Which of the following statements about the quadratic equation ax2+a+bx+b=0 is necessarily true ?

I It has at least one negative root.

II It has at least one positive root.

III Both its roots are real.

MEDIUM
If αβ, α2=5 α-3, β2=5β-3 , then the equation having αβ and βα as its roots is
EASY
The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation 5+2x2-4+5x+8+25=0 is
MEDIUM
If sinα and cosα are the roots of the equation ax2+bx+c=0 , then
HARD
Ten ants are on the real line. At time t=0, the kth ant starts at the point k2 and travelling at uniform speed, reaches the point (11-k)2 at time t=1. The number of distinct times at which at least two ants are at the same location is
MEDIUM
The number of ordered pairs x, y of real numbers that satisfy the simultaneous equations x+y2=x2+y=12 is
HARD
If the two roots of the equation, a-1 x4+x2+1+a+1x2+x+12=0 are real and distinct, then the set of all values of a is equal to
HARD
Let α  and  β be the roots of equation px2+qx+r = 0, p0. If p, q, r are in A.P. and 1 α + 1 β = 4 , then the value of α - β is 
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Let fx=px2+qx+r , where p, q, r are constants and p0. If f5=-3f2 and f-4=0 , then the other root of f is
HARD
Let -π6<θ<-π12. Suppose α1 and β1 are the roots of the equation x2-2xsecθ+1=0 and α2 and β2 are the roots of the equation x2+2xtanθ-1=0. If α1>β1 and α2>β2, then α1+β2 equals
HARD
Suppose the quadratic polynomial Px=ax2+bx+c has positive coefficients a, b, c  in arithmetic progression in that order. If Px=0 has integer roots α and β, then α+β+αβ equals
MEDIUM
The sum of all the real values of x Satisfying the equation 2x-1x2+5x-50=1 is:
MEDIUM
The equation 3x2+x+5=x-3, where x  is real, has
MEDIUM
If 1α,1β  are the roots of the equation ax2+bx+1=0, a0, a,bR, then the equation xx+b3+a3-3abx=0 has roots:
MEDIUM

For how many different values of a does the following system have at least two distinct solutions?

ax+y=0

x+a+10 y=0

EASY
If λ be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic equation in x, 3m2x2+mm-4x+2=0, then the least value of m for which λ+1λ=1, is :
HARD
Let α and β be the roots of equation x2-6x-2=0. If an=αn-βn,  n1, then the value of a10-2a82a9 is equal to