Solution
Given the quadratic equation:
x² + 2x + 7 = 21
x² + 2x + 7 - 21 = 0
x² + 2x - 14 = 0
a = 1, b = 2, c = - 14
(1) The number of solutions of a given quadratic equation is determine by the discriminant.
From the given values;
(2)² - 4(1 x -14) = 4 + 56 = 60
60 > 0 ( 2 solutions)
1 positive solution and 1 negative solution
Thus, number of positive solutions to this equation is one
(2) The greatest solution or positive solution to the equation is calculated as;
