Monday, May 23, 2011

f(x) = 3x^2 + 5x + C . Find C if f(x) has two complex roots and C is an integer greater than 1.

Given the quadratic equation
:


f(x) = 3x^2 + 5x + C


We know
that f(x) has two complex roots.


Then the discriminant is
negative.


==> (b^2 - 4ac <
0


a = 3   b= 5   c =
C


==> 25 - 4*3*C <
0


==> 25 - 12C <
0


==> 25 < 12
C


==> 25/12 <
C


==> 2.08 <
C


But we know that C is an integer greater than
1.


==>  C = { 3, 4, 5,
....}

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