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But this is equal to zero, not less than it. And for the inequality to be not true, it should be LESS than zero. So why is this answer correct?
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For Z = (-5/2), The expression is greater than 0.
For Z = (-3/2), The expression is equal to 0. And Z = -3/2 is the minimum value of Z among the remaining 3 options. Hence B is the answer.
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But this is equal to zero, not less than it. And for the inequality to be not true, it should be LESS than zero. So why is this answer correct?
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For Z = (-5/2), The expression is greater than 0.
For Z = (-3/2), The expression is equal to 0. And Z = -3/2 is the minimum value of Z among the remaining 3 options. Hence B is the answer.


The question asks for which minimum value of Z, is z^2 + z -3/4 greater than 0 not true => now think, is 0 greater than 0 ?
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