The quadratic function f ( x ) = a x 2 + b x + c f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c f ( x ) = a x 2 + b x + c , where a < 0 a < 0 a < 0 , has two distinct ...
Question
The quadratic function
, where
, has two distinct roots selected from the set
. Determine how many pairs of roots are possible such that
.