Is a positive?
(1) x^2−2x+a is positive for all x
(2) ax^2+1 is positive for all x
[spoiler]OA:A[/spoiler]
(1) x^2−2x+a is positive for all x
(2) ax^2+1 is positive for all x
[spoiler]OA:A[/spoiler]
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(1) If x^2-2x+a is positive for all x, then it must be positive at x = 0 too, which directly announces that YES, a is positive. Hence Sufficientbuoyant wrote:Is a positive?
(1) x^2−2x+a is positive for all x
(2) ax^2+1 is positive for all x
[spoiler]OA:A[/spoiler]
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