SOLUTION: Find the largest integral value of k such that the roots of 2x^2-5x+k are real.

SOLUTION: Find the largest integral value of k such that the roots of 2x^2-5x+k are real.

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Question 396941: Find the largest integral value of k such that the roots of 2x^2-5x+k are real.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We want the discriminant of the equation to be nonnegative. This means,

The largest integral value is 3.
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