How many real roots are there in x^2+bx-1=0

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asked Jan 6, 2020 55.1k views

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Kld · Answer 1 · 2020-01-09T18:59:15+0000

In order to see how many real roots it has you have to see what the Δ is

So if Δ>0 then there are 2 real roots

If Δ=0 there is 1 real root

If Δ<0 no real root

And we know that:

Δ=b^2-4ac

So in the equation: Δ=b^2+4 and b^2 is always a number greater than or equal to 0 so when you add 4 to it, it is always greater than 0

So it has 2 real roots