SOLUTION: b=a+c, than the equation ax2+bx+c=0 has a) real root b)no real root c) equal root d) no root

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Question 1136663: b=a+c, than the equation ax2+bx+c=0 has
a) real root b)no real root c) equal root d) no root
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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it appears tha this will give you real roots.
in fact, it appears that one of the roots will be plus or minus c/a and the other root will be -1.

here's my worksheet that derives what i think is the answer.

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apparently one of the roots will be -c/a and the other root will be -1.

i tested this out with various value of b = c + a to see if that was true.

as far as i can tell, it is.

i chose to test this against a quadratic solver.

i chose the following scenarios. 

a     b     c       root 1     root 2
-5    -25   -20     -4         -1
-5    +15   +20     -1         +4
+5    -15   -20     -1         +4
+5    +25   +20     -4         -1


in all of these scenarios, b = a + c.

one of the roots was -c/a and the other root was -1, as i had derived in the worksheet, confirming that the derivation was correct.

here's the results from the quadratic solver.

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your solution is selection (a) real root