2001 Paper 3 Q3

Year: 2001
Paper: 3
Question Number: 3

Course: LFM Stats And Pure
Section: Quadratics & Inequalities

Difficulty: 1700.0 Banger: 1516.0

Problem

Consider the equation \[ x^2 - b x + c = 0 \;, \] where \(b\) and \(c\) are real numbers.
  1. Show that the roots of the equation are real and positive if and only if \(b>0\) and \phantom{} \(b^2\ge4c>0\), and sketch the region of the \(b\,\)-\(c\) plane in which these conditions hold.
  2. Sketch the region of the \(b\,\)-\(c\) plane in which the roots of the equation are real and less than \(1\) in magnitude.

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Consider the equation
\[
x^2 - b x + c = 0 \;,
\]
where  $b$ and $c$ are real numbers.
\begin{questionparts}
\item Show that the roots of the equation
are  real and positive if and only if $b>0$ and \phantom{} $b^2\ge4c>0$, and sketch the region of the 
$b\,$-$c$ plane in which these conditions hold.
\item  Sketch the region of 
the $b\,$-$c$ plane in which the roots of the equation are real and less
than $1$ in magnitude.
\end{questionparts}