+1286 Let $m$ be a real number. If the quadratic equation $x^2+mx+4 = 2x^2 + 17x + 8$ has two distinct real roots, then what are the possible values of $m$? Express your answer in interval notation.
+1926 First, let's move all terms to one side and combine all like terms. We get
\(x^2 + (17 - m)x + 4 = 0 \)
If there are two distict real roots, then the descriminant must be greater than 0.
Thus, we have
\((17 - m)^2 - 4(1)(4) > 0 \\ (17 - m)^2 > 16\)
We must take both intervals for m.
Taking the first interval, we have
\( 17 - m > 4 \\ 17 - 4 > m \\ m < 13 \)
From the second interval, we have
\( 17 - m < -4 \\ 21 < m \\ m > 21\)
Thus, we have two intervals for m. So our final answer, converting in interval notation, is
\(m = ( -\infty, 13) U ( 21, \infty) \)
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