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Which of the following is the condition for a second order partial differential equation to be hyperbolic?

Which of the following is the condition for a second order partial differential equation to be hyperbolic? Correct Answer b2-ac>0

For a second order partial differential equation to be hyperbolic, the equation should satisfy the condition, b2-ac>0.

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