JEE Quadratic Equations PYQs
JEE Quadratic Equations PYQs are an important part of the JEE Mathematics syllabus. They help you understand the kind of questions asked from this chapter and show how well you know the main concepts, such as quadratic equations, roots, discriminant, nature of roots, relation between roots and coefficients, and the graph of a quadratic function.
In the exam, quadratic equations questions usually come as direct numerical problems or simple concept-based questions. The good thing is that this chapter becomes much easier when your basics are clear. Once you understand the concepts properly and know which formula or method to use, solving questions feels much more manageable. You do not need to think of quadratic equations as a very difficult chapter. With regular revision and smart practice, it can become one of the more scoring parts of JEE Mathematics.
In this blog, you will find a simple formula PDF, a section for important JEE Quadratic Equations PYQs in download format, a few practice questions with answers, and some extra questions to solve on your own. You will also learn about common mistakes students often make and a few easy tips to save time in the exam.
JEE Quadratic Equations Important PYQs PDF
This PDF can include the most important previous year questions from quadratic equations. It may cover topics like the standard form of a quadratic equation, roots of the equation, discriminant, nature of roots, relation between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations, and graph-based questions.
Practicing these questions will help you understand the exam pattern better. It will also improve your speed, accuracy, and confidence before the exam.
Important Formulas for JEE Quadratic Equations PYQs
You only need a few important formulas and ideas to solve most quadratic equations questions in JEE. These formulas help you understand roots, coefficients, discriminant, and equation-based problems more clearly.
You can download the full formula PDF from the link above. Here is a quick look at some of the main formulas:
Concept | Formula |
Standard Form of Quadratic Equation | ax² + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0 |
Quadratic Formula | x = [-b ± √(b² - 4ac)] / 2a |
Discriminant | D = b² - 4ac |
Sum of Roots | α + β = -b/a |
Product of Roots | αβ = c/a |
Equation from Roots | x² - (sum of roots)x + product of roots = 0 |
Condition for Equal Roots | D = 0 |
Condition for Real and Distinct Roots | D > 0 |
Condition for Imaginary Roots | D < 0 |
Vertex of Parabola | x = -b / 2a |
Nature of Graph | Depends on sign of a and discriminant |
These formulas are commonly used in questions based on roots, discriminant, the graph of a quadratic function, and relations between roots and coefficients. If you revise them properly, many JEE questions start to feel much easier.
Top 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid in JEE Quadratic Equations PYQs
Many students find quadratic equations confusing at first because this chapter includes formulas, conditions, and root-based ideas. But most mistakes happen because small details are missed while solving. Here are some common mistakes you should avoid:
Forgetting the standard form of the equation
Before applying any formula, the equation should be written in the form ax² + bx + c = 0. Many students skip this step and end up using the wrong values of a, b, and c.
Making mistakes in the discriminant
The discriminant is one of the most important parts of this chapter. A small sign mistake in b² - 4ac can change the whole answer and also the nature of the roots.
Mixing up sum of roots and product of roots
Students often confuse the formulas α + β = -b/a and αβ = c/a. Because of this, they make mistakes in root-based questions.
Using the quadratic formula incorrectly
The formula looks simple, but students sometimes forget to keep the whole numerator inside the bracket or divide only one term by 2a instead of the full expression.
Ignoring the nature of roots
Some questions do not ask for the exact roots. They only ask whether the roots are real, equal, distinct, or imaginary. In such cases, checking the discriminant is enough. Many students still solve the whole equation and waste time.
List of JEE Quadratic Equations PYQs
Here is a short set of JEE-style quadratic equations questions for practice. These include common question types from roots, discriminant, relation between roots and coefficients, and equation formation. Solving them regularly can help you become faster and more confident.
Question 1
Let $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ be the roots of the equation $$x^{2}+2ax+\left(3a+10\right)=0$$ such that $$\alpha < 1 < \beta$$. Then the set of all possible values of $$a$$ is :
correct answer:- 1
Question 2
The positive integer n, for which the solutions of the equation x(x + 2) + (x + 2)(x + 4) + .... + (x + 2n - 2)(x + 2n) = $$\dfrac{8n}{3}$$ are two consecutive even integers, is:
correct answer:- 2
Question 3
The sum of all the roots of the equation $$(x-1)^2-5\mid x-1\mid+\ 6=0$$ is:
correct answer:- 1
Question 4
let $$\alpha, \beta$$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $$12x^{2}-20x+3\lambda=0, \lambda\in \mathbb{Z}$$. If $$\frac{1}{2}\leq |\beta-\alpha|\leq\frac{3}{2}$$, then the sum of all possible values of $$\lambda$$ is :
correct answer:- 2
Question 5
A building construction work can be completed by two masons A and B together in 22.5 days. Mason A alone can complete the construction work in 24 days less than mason B alone. Then mason A alone will complete the construction work in :
correct answer:- 1
Question 6
If $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ ($$\alpha < \beta$$) are the roots of the equation $$(-2+\sqrt{3})(|\sqrt{x}-3|)+(x-6\sqrt{x})+(9-2\sqrt{3})=0,x\geq0\text{ then }\sqrt{\frac{\beta}{\alpha}}+\sqrt{\alpha\beta}$$ is equal to:
correct answer:- 2
Question 7
The number of distinct real solutions of the equation $$x\lvert x+4 \rvert + 3\lvert x+2 \rvert + 10 = 0$$ is
correct answer:- 1
Question 8
The smallest positive integral value of a, for which all the roots of $$x^{4} - ax^{2} + 9 = 0$$ are real and distinct, is equal to
correct answer:- 2
Question 9
If $$\alpha, \beta$$, where $$\alpha < \beta$$, are the roots of the quadratic equation $$\lambda x^{2}-(\lambda + 3)x+3=0$$ and $$\dfrac{1}{\alpha}-\dfrac{1}{\beta}=\dfrac{1}{3}$$, then the sum of all possible values of $$\lambda$$ is
correct answer:- 2
Question 10
Let $$\alpha_{\theta}$$ anf $$\beta_{\theta}$$ be the distinct roots of $$2x^{2}+(\cos \theta)x-1=0,\theta \in (0,2\pi)$$. If m and M are the minimum and the maximum values of $$\alpha_{\theta}^{4}+\beta_{\theta}^{4}$$, then 16(M+m) equals :
correct answer:- 2
Question 11
The product of all solutions of the equation $$ e^{5(\log_e x)^{2}+3}=x^{8},x>0 $$, is :
correct answer:- 1
Question 12
The product of all the rational roots of the equation $$(x^2 - 9x + 11)^2 - (x - 4)(x - 5) = 3$$ is equal to:
correct answer:- 1
Question 13
The number of real solution(s) of the equation $$x^2 + 3x + 2 = \min\{|x-3|,|x+2|\}\text{ is:}$$
correct answer:- 3
Question 14
The sum of the squares of all the roots of the equation $$x^{2}+|2x-3|-4=0$$, is
correct answer:- 3
Question 15
The number of solutions of the equation $$\left(\dfrac{9}{x}-\dfrac{9}{\sqrt{x}}+2\right)\left(\dfrac{2}{x}-\dfrac{7}{\sqrt{x}}+3\right)=0$$ is:
correct answer:- 4
Question 16
If the equation $$a(b-c)x^{2}+b(c-a)x+c(a-b)=0$$ has equal roots, where a+c=15 and $$b=\frac{36}{5}$$, then $$a^{2}+c^{2}$$ is equal to
correct answer:- 117
Question 17
If the set of all values of a, for which the equation $$5x^{3}-15x-a=0$$ has three distinct real roots, is the interval $$(\alpha, \beta)$$, then $$\beta-2\alpha $$ is equal to ______
correct answer:- 30
Question 18
If the set of all $$a \in \mathbb{R}$$, for which the equation $$2x^2 + (a-5)x + 15 = 3a$$ has no real root, is the interval $$(\alpha,\beta)$$ and $$X=\{x \in \mathbb{Z} : \alpha < x < \beta\}$$, then $$\sum_{x \in X}^{}x^{2}$$ is equal to :
correct answer:- 4
Question 19
If 2 and 6 are the roots of the equation $$ax^2 + bx + 1 = 0$$, then the quadratic equation whose roots are $$\frac{1}{2a+b}$$ and $$\frac{1}{6a+b}$$ is:
correct answer:- 2
Question 20
Let $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ be the roots of the equation $$px^2 + qx - r = 0$$, where $$p \neq 0$$. If $$p$$, $$q$$ and $$r$$ be the consecutive terms of a non-constant G.P and $$\frac{1}{\alpha} + \frac{1}{\beta} = \frac{3}{4}$$, then the value of $$(\alpha - \beta)^2$$ is:
correct answer:- 1
Question 21
If $$\alpha, \beta$$ are the roots of the equation, $$x^2 - x - 1 = 0$$ and $$S_n = 2023\alpha^n + 2024\beta^n$$, then
correct answer:- 2
Question 22
Let $$x = \frac{m}{n}$$ ($$m, n$$ are co-prime natural numbers) be a solution of the equation $$\cos\left(2\sin^{-1}x\right) = \frac{1}{9}$$ and let $$\alpha, \beta (\alpha > \beta)$$ be the roots of the equation $$mx^2 - nx - m + n = 0$$. Then the point $$(\alpha, \beta)$$ lies on the line
correct answer:- 4
Question 23
Let the set $$C = \{(x, y) \mid x^2 - 2^y = 2023, x, y \in \mathbb{N}\}$$. Then $$\sum_{(x,y) \in C}(x + y)$$ is equal to ______.
correct answer:- 46
Question 24
Let $$\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$$ be roots of equation $$x^2 - 70x + \lambda = 0$$, where $$\frac{\lambda}{2}, \frac{\lambda}{3} \notin \mathbb{Z}$$. If $$\lambda$$ assumes the minimum possible value, then $$\frac{(\sqrt{\alpha - 1} + \sqrt{\beta - 1})(\lambda + 35)}{|\alpha - \beta|}$$ is equal to :
correct answer:- 60
Question 25
The number of real solutions of the equation $$x(x^2 + 3|x| + 5|x-1| + 6|x-2|) = 0$$ is ______.
correct answer:- 1
Question 26
Let $$S$$ be the set of positive integral values of $$a$$ for which $$\frac{ax^2 + 2(a+1)x + 9a + 4}{x^2 - 8x + 32} < 0, \forall x \in \mathbb{R}$$. Then, the number of elements in $$S$$ is:
correct answer:- 2
Question 27
For $$0 \lt c \lt b \lt a$$, let $$(a + b - 2c)x^2 + (b + c - 2a)x + (c + a - 2b) = 0$$ and $$\alpha \neq 1$$ be one of its root. Then, among the two statements (I) If $$\alpha \in (-1, 0)$$, then $$b$$ cannot be the geometric mean of $$a$$ and $$c$$. (II) If $$\alpha \in (0, 1)$$, then $$b$$ may be the geometric mean of $$a$$ and $$c$$.
correct answer:- 1
Question 28
Let $$a$$ be the sum of all coefficients in the expansion of $$(1 - 2x + 2x^2)^{2023}(3 - 4x^2 + 2x^3)^{2024}$$ and $$b = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\int_0^x \frac{\log(1+t)}{t^{2024}+1}dt}{x^2}$$. If the equations $$cx^2 + dx + e = 0$$ and $$2bx^2 + ax + 4 = 0$$ have a common root, where $$c, d, e \in \mathbb{R}$$, then $$d : c : e$$ equals
correct answer:- 4
Question 29
The number of solutions, of the equation $$e^{\sin x} - 2e^{-\sin x} = 2$$ is
correct answer:- 4
Question 30
The number of real solutions of the equation $$x|x + 5| + 2|x + 7| - 2 = 0$$ is _________
correct answer:- 3
Question 31
The number of distinct real roots of the equation $$|x||x + 2| - 5|x + 1| - 1 = 0$$ is ______
correct answer:- 3
Question 32
Let $$\alpha, \beta$$ be the distinct roots of the equation $$x^2 - (t^2 - 5t + 6)x + 1 = 0, t \in \mathbb{R}$$ and $$a_n = \alpha^n + \beta^n$$. Then the minimum value of $$\frac{a_{2023} + a_{2025}}{a_{2024}}$$ is
correct answer:- 2
Question 33
Let $$x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4$$ be the solution of the equation $$4x^4 + 8x^3 - 17x^2 - 12x + 9 = 0$$ and $$(4 + x_1^2)(4 + x_2^2)(4 + x_3^2)(4 + x_4^2) = \frac{125}{16}m$$. Then the value of $$m$$ is
correct answer:- 221
Question 34
If $$z_1, z_2$$ are two distinct complex numbers such that $$\left|\frac{z_1 - 2z_2}{\frac{1}{2} - z_1\bar{z}_2}\right| = 2$$, then
correct answer:- 4
Question 35
Let $$\alpha, \beta$$ be roots of $$x^2 + \sqrt{2}x - 8 = 0$$. If $$U_n = \alpha^n + \beta^n$$, then $$\frac{U_{10} + \sqrt{2}U_9}{2U_8}$$ is equal to ___________
correct answer:- 4
Question 36
The sum of all the solutions of the equation $$(8)^{2x} - 16 \cdot (8)^x + 48 = 0$$ is :
correct answer:- 1
Question 37
If the function $$f(x) = 2x^3 - 9ax^2 + 12a^2x + 1$$, $$a > 0$$ has a local maximum at $$x = \alpha$$ and a local minimum at $$x = \alpha^2$$, then $$\alpha$$ and $$\alpha^2$$ are the roots of the equation :
correct answer:- 1
Question 38
The number of distinct real roots of the equation $$|x + 1||x + 3| - 4|x + 2| + 5 = 0$$, is _____
correct answer:- 2
Question 39
Let $$\alpha, \beta$$ be the roots of the equation $$x^2 + 2\sqrt{2}x - 1 = 0$$. The quadratic equation, whose roots are $$\alpha^4 + \beta^4$$ and $$\frac{1}{10}(\alpha^6 + \beta^6)$$, is :
correct answer:- 3
Question 40
Let $$\alpha, \beta; \alpha > \beta$$, be the roots of the equation $$x^2 - \sqrt{2}x - \sqrt{3} = 0$$. Let $$P_n = \alpha^n - \beta^n, n \in \mathbb{N}$$. Then $$(11\sqrt{3} - 10\sqrt{2})P_{10} + (11\sqrt{2} + 10)P_{11} - 11P_{12}$$ is equal to
correct answer:- 1
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