Question

Find the discriminant of 16x^2 - 9x + 13 = 0 and describe the nature of the roots of the equation.

Answer 1

do you know what the discriminant looks like?

Answer 2

The discrminiant is b^2 - 4ac.

In this problem, a = 16, b = -9, and c= 13

When you compute b^2 - 4ac, the value is less than 0.

Hence, the roots are imaginary roots.

When the discriminant < 0, roots are imaginary.