SOLUTION: Suppose ax^2+bx+c=0 is a quadratic equation which has real complex roots. Why should it have complex conjugate roots? [Hint: Think of how roots of a quadratic equation are derived

SOLUTION: Suppose ax^2+bx+c=0 is a quadratic equation which has real complex roots. Why should it have complex conjugate roots? [Hint: Think of how roots of a quadratic equation are derived

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Question 631338: Suppose ax^2+bx+c=0 is a quadratic equation which has real complex roots. Why should it have complex conjugate roots? [Hint: Think of how roots of a quadratic equation are derived using the quadratic formula]
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Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Derive the quadratic formula by completing the square. Somewhere in there you'll see that if the roots are non-real, then they are complex conjugates.
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