Question

Quadratic question

Answer 1

Yes?

Answer 2

\[R=\frac{ -600\pm \sqrt{600^2-4(9500)(10600)} }{ 2(9500) }\]

Answer 3

I got -6.58
and 8.76

Answer 4

Alright. Does that not match with what the answer is supposed to be?

Answer 5

Wait, how are you getting that?

Answer 6

The discriminant is negative- there should be no roots.

Answer 7

I use equation

Answer 8

Yes, and I'm saying that if you plug it in right, you should get a Syntax Error.

Answer 9

i got error now

Answer 10

@phi

Answer 11

What's the original equation?

Answer 12

\[\frac{ -b \pm \sqrt{b-4(a)(c)} }{ 2(a) }\]

Answer 13

b^2

Answer 14

the second b

Answer 15

Not the quadratic formula, the original quadratic equation that you got those values you're plugin in from

Answer 16

\[\frac{ -600 - or +\sqrt{600^2-4(9500)(10600)} }{ 2(9500) }\]

Answer 17

Yes, where are you getting those numbers from?

Answer 18

9500x^2-600x+10600=0

Answer 19

yeah, there are no roots to that equation.

Answer 20

http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/quadratic.htm

Answer 21

hun? so no answer ?

Answer 22

Yes.

Answer 23

Unless you made a mistake in an earlier step I'm unaware of.

Answer 24

Oh NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its interest bond calculation and the answer should be interest number

Answer 25

:(

Answer 26

Tell me the WHOLE question.

Answer 27

ok, you bought a two year coupon with face value of 10000 and 7% coupon rate at the beginning of this year. how much it is yield to maturity if paid $9700 coupons are paid annually

Answer 28

I changed number 9500 to 9700

Answer 29

Can you type it word for word? I can't understand a thing you're saying.

Answer 30

it is homework question..

Answer 31

ok could you solve this

Answer 32

ok could you solve this\[9500=600/(i+1)+10600/(i+1)^2\]

Answer 33

I know where you went wrong.

Answer 34

It should be \[9500x^2-600x-10600\], where x = i+1. You put +10600

Answer 35

Oh then the answer will be positive!