SOLUTION: Find the values of p for which the graph of
y=px^2+8x+p-6y
crosses the x-axis.
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Question 1019659: Find the values of p for which the graph of
y=px^2+8x+p-6y
crosses the x-axis.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, KMST:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the values of p for which the graph of
y=px^2+8x+p-6y
crosses the x-axis.
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Did you post that correctly??
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is strange to have on both sides of the equal sign.
If you did post correctly,
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If the graph of that quadratic function crosses the ,
meaning that will give two distinct solutions for .
That means has two distinct solutions for .
If a quadratic equation has two distinct solutions for ,
it means that the discriminant is positive:
.
In this case, that would be
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