Question

The product of the roots of 5 - 2m - 3m^2 = 0 is:
A. -5/3
B. -3/5
C. 5/3

Answer 1

A. -5/3

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct option is A.

Explanation:

The given equation is

`5-2m-3m^2=0` ..... (1)

If a quadratic equation is defined as

`ax^2+bx+c=0` ...... (2)

then product of roots is c/a.

From (1) and (2), we get

`a=-3,b=-2,c=5`

So, the product of the roots of given equation is

`\text{Product of roots}=(c)/(a)`

`\text{Product of roots}=(5)/(-3)`

`\text{Product of roots}=-(5)/(3)`

Therefore the correct option is A.