Question

What is the nature of roots of the quadratic equation 5x² - x – 3 = 0

Answer 1

Answer:

a = 5

b = -1

c = -3

$b^{2} + 4ac$ = $(-1)^{2} + 4(5)(-3)$

             = $1 + (-60)$

             = -59

since $b^{2} + 4ac$ < 0

Thus it will have no real roots