Nature of Roots of Quadratic Equation:
CBSE Ncert Solutions Chapter 4 Quadratic Equations Exercise 4.4 Q4 Download this solution
4. Is the following situation possible? If so, determine their present ages.
The sum of the ages of two friends is 20 years. Four years ago, the product of their ages in years was 48.
Solution:
Let age of first friend =
years
Let age of second friend = (
) years
Four years ago, age of first friend = (
) years
Four years ago, age of second friend =
= (
) years
According to given condition, we have
Comparing equation,
with general quadratic equation
, we get
and
.
Discriminant is less than zero which means we have no real roots for this equation.
Therefore, the give situation is not possible.
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