Nature of Roots
Nature of Roots: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Real and Imaginary Roots of a Quadratic Equation, Rational & Irrational Roots of a Quadratic Equation, Conjugate Imaginary Roots of Quadratic Equation, Nature of Roots of Quadratic Equation, etc.
Important Questions on Nature of Roots
Let be the sides of a triangle. No two of them are equal and . If the roots of the equation are real, then

The smallest value of , for which both the roots of the equation, are real, distinct and have value atleast , is

If then find the values of for which equation has unequal real roots for all values of .

If are the sides of a triangle ABC such that has real roots, then –

If the minimum value of is greater than the maximum value of , then being real

Let be real number such that and then the quadratic equation has –

If the roots of the quadratic equation are real, then lies between

Find all the integral values of for which the quadratic equation has integral roots.

Prove that if the roots of the equation be real, then they cannot be unequal.

If the roots of the equation be equal, prove that are in geometric progression.

If the roots of the equation are equal, then prove that .

If the roots of the equation be a real show that cannot lie between and .

If the roots of the equation are real and unequal, prove that the roots of the equation are imaginary.

If the roots of the equations be imaginary, show that the roots of the equation are real and unequal.

If are three rational numbers and if is a root of the quadratic equation , what is the vlaue of ?

Verify that the discriminant of the quadratic equation , is a perfect square, yet its roots are not conjugate surds. Explain the reason behind.

Verify that for the equation , the roots are not conjugate imaginary numbers. Explain the reason

Find the nature of roots of the following equations without determining the roots :

Find the nature of roots of the following equations without determining the roots :

Find the nature of roots of the following equations without determining the roots :
