SOLUTION: I can't figure this one out. Does anyone think they can help me? Thanks for your efforts. Evaluate the discriminant to determine the nature of the roots of: 15x^2 + 2x = 1

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: I can't figure this one out. Does anyone think they can help me? Thanks for your efforts.
Evaluate the discriminant to determine the nature of the roots of:
15x^2 + 2x = 1

DO NOT SOLVE THE EQUATION. Thanks for any assistance. This question is from textbook college algebra

Answer by joyofmath(189) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write
as
This is a quadratic equation where ,, and
The discriminant, D = = = =
64 is a positive perfect square so the equation has 2 distinct rational roots (since a, b and c are rational).
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