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For what real values of k does the quadratic 12x^2 + kx + 27 = 8x^2 + 18 + 14x^2 + 32 have nonreal roots? Enter your answer as an interval.

 Aug 9, 2024
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First, let's move all terms to one side and set up a quadratic equation. We have

10x2+kx23=0

 

Now, in order for the roots to be nonreal, the descriminant must be less than 0. Thus, we can write the equation

k2920<0

 

Now, we simply solve for k. We have

k2<920

Since we must square k, there are two restrictive intervals for k. We have

2230<2230

 

So our final answer for k is

2230<2230

 

Thanks! :)

 Aug 9, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Aug 9, 2024

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