SOLUTION: Find the value(s) of k if the equation 3k^2+5x+2=0 have no real roots.

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Question 123615: Find the value(s) of k if the equation 3k^2+5x+2=0 have no real roots.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the value(s) of k if the equation 3k^2+5x+2=0 have no real roots.
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No real roots means the discriminant is negative.
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b^2-4ac < 0
25 -4*3k*2 <0
25 -24k < 0
24k > 25
k > 25/24
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Cheers,
Stan H.