Hello there
The correct answer to this question would be D: negative 4
This is because the negatives from negative 4 and negative d would cancel each other out, to make it a positive 4, resulting in the equation being: 20 = 4 + 16 , which is true
I hope this helped ^^
For a quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0, the discriminant is given by b^2 - 4ac
Thus for a^2 - 2a + 5 = 0,
a = 1, b = -2 and c = 5
b^2 - 4ac = (-2)^2 - 4(1)(5) = 4 - 20 = -16
<span>|4x + 12| = 16
As it is in modulus function, it could be either +ve or -ve
4x+12 = 16 OR 4x - 12 = 16
4x = 16-12 OR 4x = 16 + 12
4x = 4 OR 4x = 28
x = 4/4 OR x = 28/4
x = 1 OR x = 7
In short, Your Answer would be either 1 or 7
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