Let us consider the quadratic equation: ax˛ + bx + c = 0.

We assign values to the coefficients a, b and c by throwing a die.

What is the probability that the equation will have real roots ?

there is 19.907% probability the solution is real

for each a, b, and c from 1 to 6, calculate b^2-4ac, and if it is >= 0, then the quadratic has real roots

Posted by derek on 2003-08-20 09:51:27