Find the largest integer k such that the equation 5x^2 - kx + 8 - 2x^2 + 25 =0 has no real solutions
First, let's simplify and combine all like terms.
After doing that, we get 3x2−kx+33=0
Now, in order for the equation to have no real solutions, the descriminant must be less than 0.
The descriminant is b2−4ac, so we have the equation k2−4(33)(3)<0
Since we are trying to find the largest, we set the two to equal each other and get
k2−396=0k2=396k≈19.89974
Rounding down, the largest k can be as an integer is 19.
So our answer is 19.
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