Question

If $$2a + 3b + 6c = 0,\left( {a,b,c \in R} \right)$$      then the quadratic equation $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0$$    has

A. at least one root in [0, 1]  
B. at least one root in [2, 3]
C. at least one root in [4, 5]
D. none of these
Answer :   at least one root in [0, 1]
Solution :
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Let}}\,f\left( x \right) = \frac{{a{x^3}}}{3} + \frac{{b{x^2}}}{2} + cx \Rightarrow f\left( 0 \right) = 0\,{\text{and}}\,f\left( 1 \right) \cr & = \frac{a}{3} + \frac{b}{2} + c = \frac{{2a + 3b + 6c}}{6} = 0 \cr} $$
Also $$f(x)$$  is continuous and differentiable in [0, 1] and [0, 1[. So by Rolle’s theorem, $$f'\left( x \right) = 0.$$
i.e $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0$$    has at least one root in [0, 1].

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Releted Question 1

If  $$a + b + c = 0,$$    then the quadratic equation $$3a{x^2}+ 2bx + c = 0$$     has

A. at least one root in $$\left[ {0, 1} \right]$$
B. one root in $$\left[ {2, 3} \right]$$  and the other in $$\left[ { - 2, - 1} \right]$$
C. imaginary roots
D. none of these
Releted Question 2

$$AB$$  is a diameter of a circle and $$C$$ is any point on the circumference of the circle. Then

A. the area of $$\Delta ABC$$  is maximum when it is isosceles
B. the area of $$\Delta ABC$$  is minimum when it is isosceles
C. the perimeter of $$\Delta ABC$$  is minimum when it is isosceles
D. none of these
Releted Question 3

The normal to the curve $$x = a\left( {\cos \theta + \theta \sin \theta } \right),y = a\left( {\sin \theta - \theta \cos \theta } \right)$$        at any point $$'\theta '$$ is such that

A. it makes a constant angle with the $$x - $$axis
B. it passes through the origin
C. it is at a constant distance from the origin
D. none of these
Releted Question 4

If $$y = a\ln x + b{x^2} + x$$     has its extremum values at $$x = - 1$$  and $$x = 2,$$  then

A. $$a = 2,b = - 1$$
B. $$a = 2,b = - \frac{1}{2}$$
C. $$a = - 2,b = \frac{1}{2}$$
D. none of these

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