Question

The quadratic formula gives which roots for the equation 2x^2 + x - 6 = 0?

Answer 1

The roots are
, which is given by option C.

Explanation:

Solving a quadratic equation:

Given a second order polynomial expressed by the following equation:

.

This polynomial has roots
such that
, given by the following formulas:

In this question, we have that:

Which is a quadratic equation with
. So

So the roots are
, which is given by option C.