To find:Whether the given statement is true or false.
Answer to Problem 12AYU
The given statement is false.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given statement is“If the discriminant of a
Calculation:
The solution of the quadratic equation
Using the quadratic formula.
Substitute the values in above formula.
The two solutions are
As observed from the above that the solutions are not the same number, and do not have opposite signs.
Therefore, the given statement is false.
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