A quadratic has a ≠ 0. Repeated roots give $2\beta=b/a$ and $\beta^2=c/a$. Multiplying these identities yields $\beta^3=[b/(2a)](c/a)=bc/(2a^2)$, C. The discriminant is zero, so D is false.
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