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Find the nature of roots of the following quadratic equations:(i) 5x (x - 2) + 6 = 0(ii) 12x2 - 4\(\sqrt{15}\)x + 5 = 0(iii) x2 - x + 2 = 0 |
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Answer» (i) The given equation is 5x (x - 2) + 6 = 0 ⇒ 5x2 - 10x + 6 = 0 This is of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,where a = 5,b = -10 and c = 6 ∴ Discriminant, D = b2 - 4ac = (-10)2 - 4 x 5 x 6 = 100 - 120 = - 20 <0 Hence, the given equation has real and equal roots. (ii) The given equation is 12x2 - 4\(\sqrt{15}\)x + 5 = 0 This is of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,where a = 12,b = -4\(\sqrt{15}\) and c = 5 ∴ Discriminant, D = b2 - 4ac = (- 4\(\sqrt{15}\))2 - 4 x 12 x 5 = 240 - 240 = 0 Hence, the given equation has real and equal roots. (iii) The given equation is x2 - x + 2 = 0 This is of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,where a = 1,b = -1 and c = 2 ∴ Discriminant, D = b2 - 4ac = (- 1)2 - 4 x 1 x 2 = 1 - 8 = -7 < 0 Hence, the given equation has no real roots. |
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