SOLUTION: What exactly is a discrimanent? (sorry about the spelling)

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Question 42667: What exactly is a discrimanent? (sorry about the spelling)
Answer by Nate(3500)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at the quadratic formula:

The is the discriminant. It tells you what type of zero (x-intercept) you get.

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