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A quadratic with complex coefficients

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Find the roots of the equation w2(1−i)+4w+(10+10i)=0w^2(1-i)+4w+(10+10i)=0, giving your answers in cartesian form a+iba+ib.

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CJC · Discussion · Question 6

Simplify the discriminant before rationalising the denominator.

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