Question

What is the nature of the roots when the discriminant is negative, i.e. \( D < 0 \)?

Options

• No real roots

• Roots are real and equal

• Roots are real and unequal

• Two distinct real roots

Answer 1

For \( D < 0 \), there are no real roots. A negative value of \( b^{2} - 4ac \) shows that the roots are not real at all.