Location of Roots

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Location of Roots: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Roots Lie in an Interval, Quadratic Equation with Both the Roots Greater than 'k', Condition for Atleast One Root in an Interval & Quadratic Equation with at Least One Root between 'a' and 'b' etc.

Important Questions on Location of Roots

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 The equation   x+1 x1 = 4x1 has –

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The values of k for which each root of the equation x2-6kx+2-2k+9k2=0 is greater than 3 , always satisfy the inequality

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Given fx=x2+a+2x+a2-a+2 and f-2<0.  Then a lies in the interval:

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The values of 'a' for which the roots of the equation x2+x+a=0 are real and exceed 'a' are -

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For the given equation 2x3+3x+k=0, what are the values of k so that it contains two distinct real roots in the interval 0,1:

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The range of a for which the equation x2+ax-4=0 has its smaller root in the interval -1, 2 is

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If 2 lies between both the roots of x2-λ+1x+λ2+λ-8=0, then 

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Consider the function f(x)=x34-sinπx+3

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Consider the inequality x2-2x+a-5<0, for at least one negative value of x, the complete set of values of ‘a’ is:

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If both roots of the quadratic equation x2=mx-4 are real and distinct and they lie in the interval 1,5, then m_____

Note: In the actual JEE paper interval was 1, 5

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If the roots of the quadratic equation x2-2ax+a2=3-a are real and less than 3, then

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Let S denotes the set of all real values of a for which the roots of the equation x2-2ax=1-a2 lie between 5 and 10, then S equals to :

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Let a, b, c be real numbers, a0 if α is a root of the equation a2x2+bx+c=0β is a root of  the equation a2x2-bx-c=0 and 0<α<β, then the equation a2x2+2bx+2c=0 has a root γ which satisfies the relation.

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For the given equation 2x3+3x+k=0, what are the values of k so that it contains two distinct real roots in the interval 0,1:

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Let f(x)=a2+a+2x2-(a+4)x-7, xR. If unity lies between the roots of equation f(x)=0 then find total integral values of a.

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If x1, x2 are roots of x2-3x+a=0, aR and x1<1<x2, then the value of a lies in the interval

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 What is the range of values of a, for which esinx+e-sinx+4a=0 has exactly 4 different solutions in the interval [0,2π]?

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The set of values of a for which 2 lies between the roots of the quadratic equation x2+a+2x-a+3=0, is 

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If p, q and r are positive rational numbers such that p>q>r and the quadratic (p+q-2r)x2+(q+r-2p)x+(r+p-2q)=0 has a root in (-1, 0), then which of the following statements hold good?

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Given fx=x2+a+2x+a2-a+2. If both roots of the equation fx=0 lie in interval 0,, then range of a is: