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.
First, let's move all terms to one side and set up a quadratic equation. We have
−10x2+kx−23=0
Now, in order for the roots to be nonreal, the descriminant must be less than 0. Thus, we can write the equation
k2−920<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
−2√230<2√230
So our final answer for k is
−2√230<2√230
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