Sunday, October 5, 2014

Verify if the quadratic equation 2x^2-2x-60=0 has integer roots.

To check the nature of the roots of the quadratic, we'll
have to solve the equation. First, we'll divide the equation by
2:


x^2 - x - 30 = 0


We'll
verify if the equation has any roots.


For this reason,
we'll determine the discriminant of the quadratic:


delta =
b^2 - 4ac


a,b,c, are the coefficients of the
equation:


a = 1, b = -1 and c =
-30


delta = 1 + 120


delta =
121


Since delta is positive, the quadratic has 2 different
roots.


Now, we'll apply quadratic formula to determine the
roots of the equation:


x1 = (1 +
sqrt121)/2


x1 = (1+11)/2


x1 =
12/2


x1 = 6


x2 =
(1-11)/2


x2 = -10/2


x2 =
-5


We notice that both roots of the quadratic
are integer and they are: x1 = 6 and x2 = -5.

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