In each of these questions, two equations (I) and (II) are given. You have to solve both the equations and give answers.
Correct Answer :
x < y
Solution :
The correct answer is: x < y.
To solve the first quadratic equation for :
We need to find two numbers that multiply to 84 and add up to 31. These numbers are 28 and 3. Splitting the middle term, we get:
Now, group and factor the terms:
Thus, the roots for the first equation are:
To solve the second quadratic equation for :
We need to find two numbers that multiply to 84 (since 4 × 21 = 84) and add up to -19. These numbers are -12 and -7. Splitting the middle term, we get:
Group and factor the terms:
Thus, the roots for the second equation are:
Now we compare the values of and :
- Comparing with and , we have .
- Comparing with and , we also have .
Since all values of are strictly less than all values of , the final relationship is:
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