How many real roots does the equation have?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. two distinct real roots

  1. Step 1: The discriminant is , which gives two distinct real roots.
Answer
two distinct real roots.
Why not the others: one repeated real root, no real roots and infinitely many real roots don't fit.

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