Condition for Roots of Opposite Signs

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Condition for Roots of Opposite Signs

## Formula

The roots have opposite signs if:

$$\alpha\beta<0$$

Therefore:

$$\frac ca<0$$

## Usage

- Used to determine whether a quadratic has one positive and one negative root.

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