Complete Question:
Which statement about the following equation is true?
A) The discriminant is less than 0, so there are two real roots
B) The discriminant is less than 0, so there are two complex roots
C) The discriminant is greater than 0, so there are two real roots
D) The discriminant is greater than 0, so there are two complex roots
Answer:
C) The discriminant is greater than 0, so there are two real roots
Step-by-step explanation:
The given equation is which by simplification becomes
For a quadratic equation of the form , the discriminant is given by the equation,
If the discriminant D is greater than 0, the roots are real and different
If the discriminant D is equal to 0, the roots are real and equal
If the discriminant D is less than 0, the roots are imaginary
For the quadratic equation under consideration, a = 2, b = -9, c = 3
Let us calculate the discriminant D
D = (-9)² - 4(2)(3)
D = 81 - 24
D = 57
Since the Discriminant D is greater than 0, the roots are real and different.
Answer:
Increasing if f' >0 and decreasing if f'<0
Step-by-step explanation:
Difference quotient got by getting
will be greater than 0 if function is increasing otherwise negative
Here h is a small positive value.
In other words, we find that whenever first derivative of a function f(x) is positive the function is increasing.
Here given that for x1, x2 where x1<x2, we have
if f(x1) <f(x2) then the function is decreasing.
Or if x1<x2 and if f(x1) >f(x2) for all x1, and x2 in I the open interval we say f(x) is decreasing in I.