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Help - STEP I Question

The first part is fairly straightforward but I'm a bit stuck with the second part.
I know that you have to consider the discriminant, but i cant seem to get anywhere and end up with a horrible Quartic Equation.

Reply 1

B_9710

You shouldn't get a quartic. Post your workings do I can see what you have done?

Reply 2

drandy76

How have you ended up with a quartic?

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Reply 3

Zacken

We're not going to magically see what you've done, you need to post your working. :tongue:

Reply 4

Forecast

Your method sounds right, try doing the algebra again.

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Reply 5

drandy76

Original post by Forecast

Your method sounds right, try doing the algebra again.

For reference:

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They haven't listed a method, they've literally just suggested an approach, also listing the full solution is a bit counter productive

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Reply 6

username1162972

Original post by Forecast

Your method sounds right, try doing the algebra again.

For reference:

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Unless im high Implications r wrong way as they said if c^2 then so word your argument carefully. You probably wouldn't get docked in this case I think.

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Reply 7

username1162972

Original post by drandy76

They haven't listed a method, they've literally just suggested an approach, also listing the full solution is a bit counter productive

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Op said considering discriminant

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