Is it possible for the solution set of a quadratic equation
Is it possible for the solution set of a quadratic equation with real coefficients to have one real number and one non-real complex number? Explain.
Is it possible for the solution set of a quadratic equation with real coefficients to have one real number and one non-real complex number? Explain.
Solution
it is possible for a solution set of quadratic equation to have one real and one complex number
because when we solve a quadratic equation we have the formula { -b + - sqrt (b^2-4ac )} / 2a
if the value inside square root is negative the quadratic equation will have two complex solutions one + and one -
if the value inside square root sign is positive it will have two real solutions
and if the value inside square root is 0 it will have one real solution
hence, we cannot hane one real and one complex
also , since a quadratic equation has atmot two solutions . complex solutions always comes in pair .we cannot have have just one complex solution
