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trbbls
02-26-2008, 07:56 PM
:eek: I have no idea where to start on this one

If a is uniformly distributed over [-23,18], what is the probability that the roots of the equation (x^2)+(a*x)+a+35=0 are both real?

I would think that ((a*x)+a) >= -35, but other than that I have NO CLUE.

Thanks
Todd