SOLUTION: For the following equation, state the value of the discriminant and then describe the nature of the solutions:
18x^2+5x-9=0
1. What is the value of the discriminant?
2. Are
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Question 465431: For the following equation, state the value of the discriminant and then describe the nature of the solutions:
18x^2+5x-9=0
1. What is the value of the discriminant?
2. Are there two imaginary solutions?
3. Are there two real solutions?
4. Only one real solution?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the following equation, state the value of the discriminant and then describe the nature of the solutions:
18x^2+5x-9=0
1. What is the value of the discriminant?
b^2-4ac = 5^2 - 4*18*-9 > 0
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2. Are there two imaginary solutions? no
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3. Are there two real solutions? yes
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4. Only one real solution? no
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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