Gerry Lim's answer to lana <3's Secondary 3 A Maths Singapore question.

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Gerry Lim
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Might want to check if my expansion is correct. For part ii use Discriminant property to check if there are roots
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
2 years ago
Part i incorrect. Coefficient of x^4 is 8, so we need to multiply the terms by 4. This should be done somewhere in the intermediate workings.
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
2 years ago
f(x) = 4 (your first bracket expression) (your second bracket expression)
Gerry Lim
Gerry Lim
2 years ago
Yes, agree. I was wondering why something felt weird abt the equation. Asker pls take note!
lana <3
Lana <3
2 years ago
yes your answer is correct and i understand the explanation !! thank you very much <3