Common Roots

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Common Roots: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Condition for the Common Roots, Quadratic Equations with Both Roots Common, Quadratic Equations with Exactly One Common Root and Common Root of Two Quadratic Equations.

Important Questions on Common Roots

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If the equations ax2+bx+c=0 and  cx2+bx+a=0, where ac have a common root, then a+b+c=0 or a-b+c=0

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If the equations x2-11x+k=0 and  x2-14x+2k=0 have a common root, find the sum of possible values of k.

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 If the quadratic equations a1x2 + b1x + c1 = 0 and a2x2 + b2x + c2 = 0 have exactly one common root, then the relation between their coefficients is c 1 a 2 - c 2 a 1 2 = b 1 c 2 - b 2 c 1 a 1 b 2 - a 2 b 1 . If both the roots are common, then the relation between their coefficient is  a 1 a 2 = b 1 b 2 = c 1 c 2 .

 If the equations ax3+3bx2+3cx+d=0 and  ax2+2bx+c=0  have a common root, then which of the following option is correct ?

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If the quadratic equations ax2+2bx+3c=0 and 3x2+8x+15=0 have a common root (where a,b,c are the lengths of sides of a ABC), then sin2A +sin2B+sin2C=_____ 

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If two equations x2-ax+b=0 and x2+bx-a=0 have a common root, then which of the following condition(s) is/are correct: 

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If the equations x4+ax=1 and x5+ax2+1=0 have a common root, then

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A monic quadratic trinomial P(x) is such that P(x) = 0 and P P P x = 0 have a common root, then

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If a,b,c  are in AP and if the equations (b-c)x2+c-ax+a-b=0  1 and 2(c+a)x2+b+cx=0   2 have a common root, then

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If ax2+2bx+c=0 and px2+2qx+r=0 have one and only one root in common and a, b, c, p, q, r being rational then b2-ac and q2-pr are

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If a, b, c are in G.P. the equations ax2+2bx+c=0 and dx2+2ex+f=0 have a common root if d/a,e/b,f/c are in -

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The value of a for which the equations x2-3x+a=0 and x2+ax-3=0 have a common root is -

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If the quadratic equations ax2+2cx+b=0 and ax2+2bx+c=0 have a common root then a+4b+4c is equal to

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If a non-zero root of the equation x2+2x+3λ=0 and 2x2+3x+5λ=0 is common, then the value of λ will be-

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If fx=4x2+3x-7 and α is a common root of equations x2- 3x+2=0 and x2+2x-3=0, then fα=

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If a, b, c are in G.P. then the equation ax2+2bx+c=0 and dx2+2ex+f=0 have a common root if d/a,e/b,f/c are in :

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If the quadratic equations ax2+2cx+b=0 and ax2+2bx+c=0 bc have a common root, then a+4 b+4c is ;

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Let p be the sum of all possible determinants of order 2 having 0, 1, 2 and  3 as their four elements. Then the common root α of the equations

x2 + ax + m + 1=0

x2 + bx + m + 4=0

x2- cx + m + 15=0

Such that α > p , where a + b + c=0 and m =limn1nr=12nrn2+r2 . (where . denotes the greatest integer function)

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If quadratic equation x2-bx+c=0 and x2-cx+b=0 and bc have a common root then b+c-3 is equal to

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If quadratic equation x2-bx+c=0 and x2-cx+b=0 & bc have a common root then b+c-3 is equal to

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If the equations ax2+2bx+c=0 and ax2+2cx+b=0, bc, have a common root, then ab+c=