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OpenStudy (anonymous):

if a quadratice equation with real coefficients has a discriminant of -2, what will its two roots be?

OpenStudy (raden):

the complex roots ?

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Don't you use the discriminant to find the roots of an equation? \[\sqrt{b ^{2}-4ac}\]?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

like the choices are real and irrational, real and rational, imaginary, or equal

OpenStudy (raden):

imaginary :)

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Oh, you can eral or irrational roots depending on what values you place inside the square root I believe

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

real*

OpenStudy (raden):

because the discriminant value (D) < 0, it has the imaginary roots

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

Yep,exactly.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks both of you

OpenStudy (raden):

yw

OpenStudy (jhannybean):

No problem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when I factor y^3-4y the answer is y(y^2+2)(y-2) right

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