document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197582>Question 1197582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 17. Suppose the real numbers a, b, and c are such that the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c is entirely below the x-axis. What can you conclude about the solution(s) of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. Only one solution, which is real<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Two real solutions, which are negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. Two real solutions, one positive and one negative<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. Two complex solutions which are not conjugates of each other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. There are no solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F. Two complex solutions, which are conjugates of each other </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is a quadratic polynomial, so it has two solutions.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "graph entirely below x-axis --> graph does not cross the x-axis --> there are no real solutions --> there are two complex solutions<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since a, b, and c are real numbers, the two complex solutions are conjugates of each other.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: F<br><BR>\n" );
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