Question
Solve the following quadratic equations.
$2 x^2-\sqrt{ } 3 x+1=0$

Answer

Given equation is $2 x^2-\sqrt{3} x+1=0$
Comparing with $a x^2+b x+c=0$, we get
$
a=2, b=-\sqrt{3}, c=1
$
Discriminant $=b^2-4 a c$
$
\begin{aligned}
& =(-\sqrt{ } 3)^2-4 \times 2 \times 1 \\
& =3-8 \\
& =-5<0
\end{aligned}
$
So, the given equation has complex roots.
These roots are given by
$
\begin{aligned}
x & =\frac{-\mathrm{b} \pm \sqrt{\mathrm{b}^2-4 \mathrm{ac}}}{2 \mathrm{a}} \\
& =\frac{-(-\sqrt{3}) \pm \sqrt{-5}}{2(2)} \\
x & =\frac{\sqrt{3} \pm \sqrt{5} \mathrm{i}}{4} \text { }
\end{aligned}
$
$\therefore$ the roots of the given equation are $\frac{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5} i}{4}$ and $\frac{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{5} i}{4}$

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