NCERT-class-10th - Quadratic equation - Exercise 4.4
Sum No.1. Find the nature of the roots of the following quadratic equations. If the real roots exist, find them. (i) 2x 2 -3x+5=0 (ii) 3x 2 -4 √ 3x +4=0 (iii) 2x 2 -6x+3=0 Ans. (i) 2x 2 -3x+5=0 Comparing this equation with general equation ax 2 +bx+c=0, We get a=2, b=-3 and c=5 Discriminant = b 2 -4ac=(-3) 2 -4*2*5 =9-40=-31 Discriminant is less than 0 which means equation has no real roots. (ii) 3x 2 -4 √ 3x +4=0 Comparing this equation with general equation ax 2 +bx+c=0, We get a=3, b=-4 √ 3 and c=4 Discriminant = b 2 -4ac=(-4 √ 3) 2 -4*3*4 =48-48=0 Discriminant is equal to 0 which means equation has equal real roots. Applying quadratic x= [-b 士 √b 2 -4ac]/ 2a to find roots ⇒ x= [ 4 √ 3 士 √0 ]/ 2*3 =( 2 √ 3) /3 Because, equation has two equal roots, it means x= (2 √ 3)/3 , (2 √ 3)/3 (iii) 2x 2 -6x+3=0 Comparing this equation with general equation ax 2 +bx+c=0, We get a=2, b=-6 and c=3 Discriminant=b 2 -4ac=(-6) 2 -4*2*3 =