SOLUTION: Kx^2 + (k+2)x - 3 = 0 Has roots which are real and positives. Find the possible values that K may have

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Question 998153: Kx^2 + (k+2)x - 3 = 0
Has roots which are real and positives. Find the possible values that K may have
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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As you wrote the problem, it cannot be solved. That is because K and k are two distinctly different things. If I presume that you meant: , then in order for the roots to be real, . In order for both roots to be positive, and must both hold.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it