Edexcel C1 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicQuadratic Functions

  1. (a) By completing the square, find in terms of the constant \(k\) the roots of the equation
$$x ^ { 2 } + 2 k x + 4 = 0 .$$ (b) Hence find the exact roots of the equation $$x ^ { 2 } + 6 x + 4 = 0 .$$