83.4k views
1 vote
If, in a quadratic equation, the values of a and c have opposite signs, the solutions of the equation are real numbers.

User Josh Gao
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

5 votes
ax²+bx+c=0 , a>0, c<0 (or a<0, c>0)
D=b²-4ac ≥ 0 always will be positive
because negative*positive = negative,
a*c -negative, so (-4ac) positive
So,
If, in a quadratic equation, the values of a and c have opposite signs, the solutions of the equation are real numbers.
True
User Amandeep Grewal
by
8.6k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.