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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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?
Thanks for the help! 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.