How do you find the roots, real and imaginary, of y= 2x^2 - 3x + 4+ 4(-x-1)^2 y=2x23x+4+4(x1)2 using the quadratic formula?

1 Answer
Jan 4, 2018

no real solutions

Explanation:

y=2x^2-3x+4+4(-x-1)^2y=2x23x+4+4(x1)2

:.y=2x^2-3x+4+4(x^2+2x+1)

:.y=2x^2-3x+4+4x^2+8x+4

:.y=4x^2+5x+8

:.y=(-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a)

:.y=(-(5)+-sqrt((5)^2-4(6))(8))/(2(6))

:.y=(-5+-sqrt(-167))/(12)

no real solutions.