For what values of k, the roots of the quadratic equation
(k + 4) x2 + (k + 1)x + 1 = 0 are equal?
A motorboat whose speed in still water is 18 km/h, takes 1 hour more to go 24 km upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
Find the value of p, for which one root of the quadratic equation px2 – 14x + 8= 0 is 6 times the other.
If the roots of the equation (a2 + b2) x2 + 2(ac + bd) x + (c2 + d2 ) = 0 are
equal, prove that .