Use the discriminant to determine the nature of the roots of the following equation.

Mathematics

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kvv77 [185]3 years ago

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The discriminate is b^2 - 4*a*c

The general equation for a quadratic is ax^2 + bx + c

In this equation's case

a = 1

b= -5

c = - 3

Solve

(-5)^2 - 4*(1)*(-3)

25 - (-12)

25 + 12

Note

Since the discriminate is > 0, the roots are real and different. The roots do exist and there are 2 of them.

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