Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 11 - Test - Page 380: 17

Answer

both roots are imaginary.

Work Step by Step

For the equation $3x^2-x+4=0$, we have $$a= 3, \quad b=-1, \quad c=4,$$ We check the value of the discriminant, as follows $$b^2 -4ac=1-4(3)(4)=1-48=-47$$ Since $-47$ is negative, then both roots are imaginary.
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