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JEE Main · Maths · Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

Difference of Roots

JEE Main asked Difference of Roots once in the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, on 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1. It belongs to Quadratic Roots, in Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations (Maths).

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
1
in 1 shift
Years
1 of 8
First asked
2022
the only year
Pattern
Occasional
asked once so far

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2022. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Maths questions.

00.050.10’170’200’210.04’220’230’240’250’26

Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 1 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20221 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Numerical value is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.

  • Difference of roots from ap and modulus conditions

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 1Hard 0

1 of the 1 question had a numerical answer.

Every question

The question

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q26For p,q∈Rp,q\in\mathbf{R}, consider the real valued function f(x)=(x−p)2−q, x∈Rf(x)=(x-p)^2-q,\ x\in\mathbf{R} and q>0q>0. Let a1,a2,a3a_1,a_2,a_3 and a4a_4 be in…MediumNumerical value

Shift: 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1.

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Other ideas in Quadratic Roots

Quadratic Roots has 22 ideas JEE Main has asked; 13 of them came up in more than one question. The 12 most asked are below.

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