SOLUTION: Use the discriminant to find how many places the quadratic function crosses the x-axis. x^2 - 5x - 14 = 0 a) Two zeros b) One zero c) No zeros

SOLUTION: Use the discriminant to find how many places the quadratic function crosses the x-axis. x^2 - 5x - 14 = 0 a) Two zeros b) One zero c) No zeros

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Question 189969: Use the discriminant to find how many places the quadratic function crosses the x-axis.
x^2 - 5x - 14 = 0

a) Two zeros
b) One zero
c) No zeros
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D=
:
therefore since D is positive there are two zero's
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