SOLUTION: The discriminant determines how many _____ a quadratic equation will have and whether they are real or imaginary.

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Question 259749: The discriminant determines how many _____ a quadratic equation will have and whether they are real or imaginary.

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The discriminant determines how many _____ a quadratic equation will have and whether they are real or imaginary.
ANSWER: zeros

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if the discriminant is positive there are two real solutions
if the discriminant is 0 then there is one real solution (or two that are the same)
if the discriminant is negative there are 2 imaginary solutions
b^2-4ac is the discriminant
when the equation is in the form ax^2+by+c=0