SOLUTION: The discriminant of the equation 8x^2-9x+5=0 is

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Question 567426: The discriminant of the equation 8x^2-9x+5=0 is
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From we can see that , , and


Start with the discriminant formula.


Plug in , , and


Square to get


Multiply to get


Subtract from to get


So the discriminant is


Since the discriminant is less than zero, this means that there are two complex solutions.


In other words, there are no real solutions.
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