NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations - Solutions

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Question : 28
Total: 52
x2 - x + 2 = 0
Solution:  
We have , x2 - x + 2 = 0
Comparing the given equation with the general form ax2 + bx + c = 0,
we get a = 1, b = –1, c = 2.
∴ x =
−b±√b2−4ac
2a
=
1±√(−1)2−4×1×2
2
=
1±√1−8
2

=
1±√−7
2
=
1±i√7
2

∴ The roots of the given equation are
1+i√7
2
and
1−i√7
2
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