Find the largest integer k such that the equation
5x^2 - kx + 8 - 20x^2 + 45 = 0
has no real solutions.
First, we need to simplify the equation, so let's combine all the like terms.
We get −15x2−kx+45
Now, in order for the solutions to be nonreal, the descriminant must be less than 0.
The descriminant is b2−4ac, so plugging in our values, we get
(−15)2−4(−k)(45)<0225+180k<0k<−1.25
Therefore, the biggest interger k can be is -2.
So -2 is our answer!
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