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Question 233496: please help me : this is the question
find the values of k which kx^2+8x+5=o has real roots
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
please help me : this is the question
find the values of k which kx^2+8x+5=o has real roots
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The quadratic has Real Number roots if the discriminant
is greater than or equal to zero.
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d = b^2-4ac = 8^2-4*k*5
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Solve for "k":
64 -20k >= 0
20k <= 64
k <= 3.2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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