1. If the equation \(kx^2 + 6x + 4k = 0\) has equal values for the sum and product of its roots, then what is the value of \(k\)?

(a) \(-\cfrac{3}{2}\) (b) \(\cfrac{3}{2}\) (c) \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) (d) \(-\cfrac{2}{3}\)

2. Without solving, determine all values of \(p\) for which the equation \(x^2 + (p - 3)x + p = 0\) has real and equal roots.

3. If the roots of the equation \(x^2 + (p - 3)x + p = 0\) are real and equal, then prove—without solving—that the value of \(p\) will be either \(1\) or \(9\).

4. If one root of the equation \(x^2 + px + 12 = 0\) is \(2\), and both roots of the equation \(x^2 + px + q = 0\) are equal, then find the value of \(q\).

5. If the equation \(ax^2 - 5x + c = 0\) has both the sum and product of its roots equal to \(10\), then which of the following is correct?

6. If the equation \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\) has equal roots, then what is the value of \(c\)?

(a) \(\cfrac{-b}{2a}\) (b) \(\cfrac{b}{2a}\) (c) \(\cfrac{-b^2}{4a}\) (d) \(\cfrac{b}{4a}\)

7. If the equation \(ax^2 + 2bx + c = 0\) has equal roots, then what is the value of \(c\)?

(a) \(\cfrac{b^2}{a}\) (b) \(\cfrac{b^2}{4a}\) (c) \(\cfrac{a^2}{b}\) (d) \(\cfrac{a^2}{4b}\)

8. If the equation \(x^2 + k(4x + k - 1) + 2 = 0\) has equal roots, then what is the value of \(k\)?

(a) \(-\cfrac{2}{3}, 1\) (b) \(\cfrac{2}{3}, 1\) (c) \(\cfrac{2}{3}, \cfrac{1}{3}\) (d) \(-\cfrac{3}{2}, \cfrac{1}{3}\)

9. If the product of the roots of the quadratic equation \(3x^2 – 4x + k = 0\) is 5, then what will be the value of \(k\)?

(a) 5 (b) -12 (c) 15 (d) -20

10. If \(\alpha, \beta\) are the roots of the equation \(3x^2+8x+2=0\), then the value of \( \cfrac{1}{\alpha}+\cfrac{1}{\beta}\) is –

(a) \(-\cfrac{3}{8}\) (b) 4 (c) \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) (d) -4

11. Determine the value of \(p\) for which the equation \(x^2 + (p - 3)x + p = 0\) will have equal and real roots.

12. If the product of the roots of the equation \(3x^2 - 5x + b = 0\) is \(4\), the value of \(b\) will be –

(a) \(\cfrac{5}{3}\) (b) \(\cfrac{3}{5}\) (c) 12 (d) -12

13. If the product of the roots of the equation \(3x^2 - 5x + b = 0\) is 4, then what is the value of \(b\)?

14. What is the value of \(k\) if the sum and product of the roots of the equation \(kx^2 + 2x + 3k = 0\) \((k \ne 0)\) are equal?

15. If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the two roots of the quadratic equation \(3x^2 + 2x - 5 = 0\), then find the value of \(\cfrac{\alpha^2}{\beta} + \cfrac{\beta^2}{\alpha}\).

16. If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the roots of the quadratic equation \(2x^2 - 3x + 4 = 0\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{\alpha^2 + \beta^2}{\alpha^{-1} + \beta^{-1}}\)?

17. If the quadratic equation \(x^2 + px + q = 0\) has roots \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\), then find the value of \(\alpha^3 + \beta^3\).

18. For which value(s) of \(k\) will the quadratic equation \(3x^2 - 5x + 2k = 0\) have real and equal roots?

19. If \(α\) and \(β\) are the roots of the equation \(3x^2 + 8x + 2 = 0\), then the value of \(\left(\cfrac{1}{α} + \cfrac{1}{β}\right)\) is —

(a) \(-\cfrac{3}{8}\) (b) \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) (c) -4 (d) 4

20. Write the value of \(k\) for which the quadratic equation \(9x^2 + 3kx + 4 = 0\) has real and equal roots.

21. For the equation \(5x^2+9x+3=0\) , if the roots are \(α\) and \(β\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{1}{α}+\cfrac{1}{β}\) ?

(a) 3 (b) -3 (c) \(\cfrac{1}{3}\) (d) -\(\cfrac{1}{3}\)

22. For the equation \( 3x^2 + 8x + 2 = 0 \), if the roots are \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \), then what is the value of \( \frac{1}{\alpha} + \frac{1}{\beta} \)?"

(a) -\(\cfrac{3}{8}\) (b) \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) (c) -4 (d) 4

23. If the roots of the quadratic equation \(ax^2+bx+c=0\) are real and unequal, the value of \(b^2-4ac\) will be:

(a) >0 (b) <0 (c) 0 (d) None of these

24. The roots of the equation \(ax^2+bx+c=0\) will be real and equal when –

(a) \(b^2>4ac \) (b) \(b^2=4ac \) (c) \(b^2≠ 4ac \) (d) \(b^2<4ac\)

25. If \(\cfrac{p}{q} = \cfrac{5}{7}\) and \(p - q = -2\), then the value of \(p + q\) is –

(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15

26. If one root of the quadratic equation \(3x^2 + (k - 1)x + 9 = 0\) is 3, then what will be the value of \(k\)?

(a) -11 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 14

27. If \(\sum{f_ix_i} = 216\), \(\sum{f_i} = 16\), and the combined mean is \(13.5 + p\), then what is the value of \(p\)?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0.1 (d) 0.01

28. Translate of your statement in English: If the roots of the equation \((b - c)x^2 + (c - a)x + (a - b) = 0\) are equal, then prove that: \(a + c = 2b\).

29. If a cuboid has number of faces = x, number of edges = y, number of vertices = z, and number of diagonals = p, then what is the value of (x − y + z + p)?

30. If the product of the roots of the equation \(x^2 - 3x + k = 10\) is \(-2\), then find the value of \(k\).