Q2. Find the roots of the quadratic equations given in Q.1 above by applying the quadratic formula.
(i)
The general form of a quadratic equation is : , where a, b, and c are arbitrary constants.
Hence on comparing the given equation with the general form, we get
And the quadratic formula for finding the roots is:
Substituting the values in the quadratic formula, we obtain
Therefore, the real roots are:
(ii)
The general form of a quadratic equation is : , where a, b, and c are arbitrary constants.
Hence on comparing the given equation with the general form, we get
And the quadratic formula for finding the roots is:
Substituting the values in the quadratic formula, we obtain
Therefore, the real roots are:
(iii)
The general form of a quadratic equation is : , where a, b, and c are arbitrary constants.
Hence on comparing the given equation with the general form, we get
And the quadratic formula for finding the roots is:
Substituting the values in the quadratic formula, we obtain
Therefore, the real roots are:
(iv)
The general form of a quadratic equation is : , where a, b, and c are arbitrary constants.
Hence on comparing the given equation with the general form, we get
And the quadratic formula for finding the roots is:
Substituting the values in the quadratic formula, we obtain
Here the term inside the root is negative
Therefore there are no real roots for the given equation.