Eric Nicholas K's answer to Candice lim's Secondary 3 A Maths Singapore question.

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Eric Nicholas K
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The relevant sketches from Desmos to explain why real roots are always obtained. The only case where there is only one real root is when c = 0, when the equation becomes linear instead of quadratic.