Q1:

2025 Slot 3

Polynomials

Hard

If f(x)=(x2+3x)(x2+3x+2)f(x)=(x^2+3x)(x^2+3x+2), then the sum of all real roots of the equation f(x)+1=9701\sqrt{f(x)+1}=9701, is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 3 QA question 1

Q2:

2025 Slot 2

Polynomials

Hard

The equations 3x2−5x+p=03x^2 - 5x + p = 0 and 2x2−2x+q=02x^2 - 2x + q = 0 have one common root. The sum of the other roots of these two equations is

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for 2025 Slot 2 QA question 2

Q3:

2025 Slot 1

Polynomials

Easy

The number of non-negative integer values of kk for which the quadratic equation x2−5x+k=0x^2 - 5x + k = 0 has only integer roots, is

Q4:

CAT 2024 Slot 2

Polynomials

Medium

The roots α,β\alpha, \beta of the equation 3x2+λx−1=03 x^{2}+\lambda x-1=0, satisfy 1α2+1β2=15\frac{1}{\alpha^{2}}+\frac{1}{\beta^{2}}=15. The value of (α3+β3)2\left(\alpha^{3}+\beta^{3}\right)^{2}, is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2024 Slot 2 QA question 4

Q5:

CAT 2024 Slot 2

Polynomials

Medium

If xx and yy are real numbers such that 4x2+4y2−4xy−6y+3=04x^2 + 4y^2 - 4xy - 6y + 3 = 0, then the value of (4x+5y)(4x + 5y) is

Q6:

CAT 2024 Slot 1

Polynomials

Medium

If the equations x2+mx+9=0x^2 + mx + 9 = 0, x2+nx+17=0x^2 + nx + 17 = 0, and x2+(m+n)x+35=0x^2 + (m + n)x + 35 = 0 have a common negative root, then the value of 2m+3n2m + 3n is

Q7:

CAT 2023 Slot 3

Polynomials

Medium

A quadratic equation x2+bx+c=0x^{2}+b x+c=0 has two real roots. It the difference between the reciprocals of the roots is 1/31 / 3 and the sum of the reciprocals of the squares of the roots is 5/95 / 9, then the largest possible value of ( b+cb+c ) is

Q8:

CAT 2023 Slot 1

Polynomials

Medium

Let α\alpha and β\beta be the two distinct roots of the equation 2x2−6x+k=02x^2 - 6x + k = 0, such that (α+β)(\alpha + \beta) and αβ\alpha\beta are the distinct roots of the equation x2+px+p=0x^2 + px + p = 0. Then, the value of 8(k−p)8 (k - p) is

Q9:

CAT 2023 Slot 1

Polynomials

Medium

The equation x3+(2r+1)x2+(4r−1)x+2=0x^3 + (2r + 1)x^2 + (4r - 1)x + 2 = 0 has −2- 2 as one of the roots. If the other two roots are real, then the minimum possible non-negative integer value of rr is

Q10:

CAT 2022 Slot 3

Polynomials

Medium

Suppose kk is any integer such that the equation 2x2+kx+5=02 x^{2}+k x+5=0 has no real roots and the equation x2+(k−5)x+1=0x^{2}+(k-5) x+1=0 has two distinct real roots for xx. Then, the number of possible values of kk is

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 3 QA question 10

Q11:

CAT 2022 Slot 3

Polynomials

Medium

If (3+22)(3+2\sqrt{2}) is a root of the equation ax2+bx+c=0ax^2 + bx + c = 0, and (4+23)(4+2\sqrt{3}) is a root of the equation ay2+my+n=0ay^2 + my + n = 0, where a,b,c,ma, b, c, m and nn are integers,
then the value of (bm+c−2bn)(\frac{b}{m} + \frac{c-2b}{n}) is

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 3 QA question 11

Q12:

CAT 2022 Slot 2

Polynomials

Medium

Let f(x)f(x) be quadratic polynomial in xx such that f(x)≥0f(x) \geq 0 for all real numbers xx. if f(2)=0f(2)=0 and f(4)=6f(4)=6, then f(−2)f(-2) is equal to

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 2 QA question 12

Q13:

CAT 2022 Slot 2

Polynomials

Medium

Let rr and cc be real numbers, if rr and −r-r are roots of 5x3+cx2−10x+9=05 x^{3}+c x^{2}-10 x+9=0, then cc equals

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 2 QA question 13

Q14:

CAT 2022 Slot 1

Polynomials

Medium

Let a,b,ca, b, c be non-zero real numbers such that b2<4acb^2 < 4ac, and f(x)=ax2+bx+cf(x) = ax^2 + bx + c. If the set S consists of all integers m such that f(m)<0f(m) < 0, then the set S must necessarily be

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2022 Slot 1 QA question 14

Q15:

CAT 2021 Slot 3

Polynomials

Medium

A tea shop offers tea in cups of three different sizes. The product of the prices, in INR, of three different sizes is equal to 800800. The prices of the smallest size and the medium size are in the ratio 2:52 : 5. If the shop owner decides to increase the prices of the smallest and the medium ones by INR 66 keeping the price of the largest size unchanged, the product then changes to 3200.3200. The sum of the original prices of three different sizes, in INR, is:

Q16:

CAT 2021 Slot 2

Polynomials

Medium

Suppose one of the roots of the equation ax2−bx+c=0ax^2 - bx + c = 0 is 2+32+\sqrt{3} where a, b and c are rational numbers and a≠0a \neq 0. If b=c3b = c^3 then ∣a∣|a| equals

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2021 Slot 2 QA question 16

Q17:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Polynomials

Medium

Let mm and nn be positive integers, If x2+mx+2n=0x^2 + mx + 2n = 0 and x2+2nx+m=0x^2 + 2nx + m = 0 have real roots, then the smallest possible value of m+nm + n is

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Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 QA question 17

Q18:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Polynomials

Medium

Let f(x)=x2+ax+bf(x)=x^{2}+a x+b and g(x)=f(x+1)−f(x−1)g(x)=f(x+1)-f(x-1). If f(x)≥0f(x) \geq 0 for all real xx, and g(20)=72g(20)=72, then the smallest possible value of bb is

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Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 2 QA question 18

Q19:

CAT 2020 Slot 1

Polynomials

Medium

The number of distinct real roots of the equation (x+1x)2−3(x+1x)+2=0(x + \frac{1}{x})^2 - 3(x + \frac{1}{x}) + 2 = 0 equals

Q20:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Polynomials

Easy

The quadratic equation x2+bx+c=0x² + bx + c = 0 has two roots 4a4a and 3a,3a, where a is an integer. Which of the following is a possible value of b2+cb² + c?

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Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 2 QA question 20

Q21:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Polynomials

Medium

Let AA be a real number. Then the roots of the equation x2−4x−log⁡2A=0x^2 - 4x - \log_2A = 0 are real and distinct if and only if

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Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 2 QA question 21

Q22:

CAT 2017 Slot 1

Polynomials

Easy

If f1(x)=x2+11x+nf_{1}(x)=x^{2}+11 x+n and f2(x)=xf_{2}(x)=x, then the largest positive integer nn for which the equation f1(x)=f2(x)f_{1}(x)=f_{2}(x) has two distinct real roots, is