SOLUTION: Why does -4 of {{{b^2-4ac}}} ever become positive?

Question 479770: Why does -4 of ever become positive?
Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a or c is negative, it will become positive
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It doesn't. The whole term -4ac does become positive
if a or c (but not both) is negative but the -4
itself always stays just what it is, -4, and is
therefore always negative.
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