The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 45 years and the product of their ages is 350. Find their present ages.
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Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
x = −√3/2, a repeated root
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The discriminant is 48 − 48 = 0, so the roots are equal. The equation is (2x + √3)2 = 0, giving x = −√3/2.
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