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Mathematics for Data Science I · Qualifier · 1 Sept 2024 · May 2024 term

Question 3: Aman and Prakash want to solve a quadratic equation. Aman…

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Aman and Prakash want to solve a quadratic equation. Aman made a mistake in writing down the constant term and ended up in getting roots as 3 and 4. Prakash made a mistake in writing down the coefficient of x and got the roots as 2 and 3. Consider the leading coefficient to be 1 in all cases. The correct roots of the quadratic equation are:

  1. A

    1 and 5

  2. B

    2 and 6

  3. C

    1 and 6

  4. D

    2 and 5

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  • C

    1 and 6

Question 3 of 12 in the IIT Madras BS Mathematics for Data Science I (Maths 1) Qualifier paper sat on 1 Sept 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M DS REATTEMPT AN EXAM QDQ1 01 Sep 2024). It carries 3 marks.

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