SOLUTION: how do you find the discriminant of the quadratic equation -3x(multiplied by the exponent 2) + 2x-5=0?

SOLUTION: how do you find the discriminant of the quadratic equation -3x(multiplied by the exponent 2) + 2x-5=0?

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Question 2678: how do you find the discriminant of the quadratic equation -3x(multiplied by the exponent 2) + 2x-5=0?
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
discriminant is ...

so in your quadratic, a=-3, b=2, c=-5,

so we get , which becomes which is

this means there are no real solutions to this quadratic, ie it does not cross the x-axis.

jon

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