DeanGregorio3182 DeanGregorio3182
  • 26-01-2018
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If r and s are the roots of the equation x2 + bx + c = 0, where b and c are constants, is rs < 0 ? b < 0 c < 0

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LammettHash
LammettHash LammettHash
  • 26-01-2018
If [tex]r,s[/tex] are roots to the quadratic, then we can factor the quadratic and write

[tex](x-r)(x-s)=0=x^2-(r+s)x+rs[/tex]

so that [tex]-(r+s)=b[/tex] and [tex]rs=c[/tex]. It's not clear whether there's enough information given here, though... I'm guessing you're given that [tex]b<0[/tex] and [tex]c<0[/tex], in which case you'd have [tex]rs>0[/tex], so the answer would be no.
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