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###### CAT Quantitative Aptitude | CAT Algebra: Linear Equations; Quadratic Equations

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1. #### CAT Linear Equations - Counting

3x + 4|y| = 33. How many integer values of (x, y) are possible?

1. 6
2. 3
3. 4
4. More than 6

2. #### CAT Linear Equations - Counting

(|x| - 3) (|y| + 4) = 12. How many pairs of integers (x, y) satisfy this equation?

1. 4
2. 6
3. 10
4. 8

3. #### CAT Linear Equations - Integer Values; Modulus

x + |y| = 8, |x| + y = 6. How many pairs of x, y satisfy these two equations?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 0
4. 1

4. #### CAT Quadratic Equations - Counting.

What is the number of real solutions of the equation x2 - 7|x| - 18 = 0?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 3
4. 1

5. #### CAT Quadratic Equations - Counting

x2 - 9x + |k| = 0 has real roots. How many integer values can 'k' take?

1. 40
2. 21
3. 20
4. 41

6. #### CAT Quadratic Equations - Integer Roots

x2 - 11x + |p| = 0 has integer roots. How many integer values can 'p' take?

1. 6
2. 4
3. 8
4. More than 8

7. #### CAT Linear Equations - Integer Solutions

2x + 5y = 103. Find the number of pairs of positive integers x and y that satisfy this equation.

1. 9
2. 10
3. 12
4. 20

8. #### CAT Linear Equations - Maximum, Minimum

Consider three numbers a, b and c. Max (a,b,c) + Min (a,b,c) = 13. Median (a,b,c) - Mean (a,b,c) = 2. Find the median of a, b, and c.

1. 11.5
2. 9
3. 9.5
4. 12

9. #### CAT Linear Equations - Unique Solutions

a1x + b1y + c1z = d1, a2x + b2y + c2z = d2, a3x + b3y + c3z = d3.

Which of the following statements if true would imply that the above system of equations does not have a unique solution?

1. 7
2. 9
3. 11
4. 13

14. #### CAT Cubic Equations - AP and roots of an equation

Let x3- x2 + bx + c = 0 has 3 real roots which are in A.P. which of the following could be true

1. b=2,c=2
2. b=1,c=1
3. b= -1,c = 1
4. b= -1,c= -1

15. #### CAT Linear Quadratic Equations - Roots of an Equation

(3 + 2√2)(x2 - 3) + (3 - 2√2)(x2 - 3) = b which of the following can be the value of b?

1. 2
2. √2
3. -√2
4. All of the above

16. #### CAT Quadratic Equations - Real roots

If f(y) = x2 + (2p + 1)x + p2 - 1 and  x is a real number, for what values of ‘p' the function becomes 0?

1. p > 0
2. p > -1

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

3. #### CAT 2018 Question Paper Slot 1 - Linear and Quadratic Equations

If u2 + (u-2v-1)2 = -4v(u + v), then what is the value of u + 3v?

5. #### CAT 2019 Question Paper Slot 1 - Quadratic equations

The product of the distinct roots of ∣x2 - x - 6∣ = x + 2 is

1. -4
2. -16
3. -8
4. -24

6. #### CAT 2019 Question Paper Slot 2 - Linear & quadratic equations

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