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OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://gyazo.com/de75794c858a95fd36b673c27b43181f question in pic link

OpenStudy (welshfella):

which one do you think it is Hint: the square root of the discriminant is a part of the formula for the zeros

OpenStudy (welshfella):

what is the square root of -8?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2isqrt2

OpenStudy (welshfella):

what do you know about square roots of negative values?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

thats correct and what kind of number is 2isqrt2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you mean?

OpenStudy (welshfella):

is it real?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh yes

OpenStudy (welshfella):

?? i = sqrt( -1 ) thats not real

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh my bad

OpenStudy (welshfella):

any number containing is imaginary

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that was dumb, sorry

OpenStudy (welshfella):

containing i

OpenStudy (welshfella):

as the discriminant is negative the zeros are 2 complex numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ty!

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yw

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