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Standard XII
Mathematics
Discriminant
ax2+bx+c=0, w...
Question
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
=
0
, where a, b,c are real, has real roots if
A
a, b, c are integers
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B
b
2
>
3
a
c
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C
a
c
>
0
and b is zero
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D
c
=
0
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Solution
The correct option is
C
c
=
0
a
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
=
0
for real roots
b
2
−
4
a
c
≥
0
If
c
=
0
,
then
b
2
≥
0
. This is always true.
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(
x
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a
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<
0
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b
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=
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)
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∈
R
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≠
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(
x
)
=
0
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