Yeo Kexin's answer to Guinervere's Secondary 3 A Maths Singapore question.

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Yeo Kexin
Yeo Kexin's answer
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The main point is: squares will always be positive because (-3)^2 or (3)^2 will always give you a positive number.

As such, you just have to ensure the remaining of the equation will also be positive for the entire equation to be positive!
Derek Goh
Derek Goh
4 years ago
It is much easier to do this question using the discriminant method instead of completing the square.