Answer: Distinct and real.
- A Imaginary
- B Equal and real
- C Distinct and real
- D All of these
Correct answer: C. Distinct and real
Explanation: When D > 0, the quadratic has two distinct real roots. The larger D is, the farther apart the roots.
A complex number z = a+ib is plotted as a point (or vector from the origin) on the Argand plane, with the real part along the horizontal axis and the imaginary part along the vertical; its modulus |z| is the vector's length, and its argument θ is the angle from the positive real axis.
Concept context
Complex numbers in a+ib form, modulus, argument, polar form, cube roots of unity, and quadratic equations with complex roots
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