Find the values of k for which x2 + kx + 16 = 0 has equal roots.
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Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
x = 3.00 or x = 0.50
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Here a = 2, b = −7, c = 3, so the discriminant is 49 − 24 = 25. x = (7 ± 5)/4, giving x = 3 or x = 0.5, that is 3.00 or 0.50 to two decimal places.
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