SOLUTION: I need to know the discriminant of a parabola whose associated values are (-4,0(2,0)AND WHOSE VERTEX IS (-1.-9)ASAP? Please include the formula and show your work. MY E-MAIL ADDRES

Question 548869: I need to know the discriminant of a parabola whose associated values are (-4,0(2,0)AND WHOSE VERTEX IS (-1.-9)ASAP? Please include the formula and show your work. MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS jhami128@comcast.net
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I need to know the discriminant of a parabola whose associated values are (-4,0(2,0)AND WHOSE VERTEX IS (-1.-9)
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The 2 zeroes are given, so
(x+4)*(x-2) = 0

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The discriminant = b^2 - 4ac = 36

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