SOLUTION: How can you use the discriminant if a quadratic polynomial can be factored?

Question 3232: How can you use the discriminant if a quadratic polynomial can be factored?
Answer by mixerimaythyme(7) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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the dicriminate is used to find out how many real or imaginary solutions there are in a quadratic polynomial...
the equation for this is ... b^2-4ac...
if you find out that the quadratic can be factored, then go ahead...
but if there are imaginary solutions, it is better to use the quadratic equation..(-b plus or minus the sqrt of [b^2-4ac] all over 2a ...
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