SOLUTION: Find b^2 - 4ac and the number of real solutions to equation -2x^(2)+5x-6=0

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Question 197330: Find b^2 - 4ac and the number of real solutions to
equation
-2x^(2)+5x-6=0

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


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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