SOLUTION: Determine the type of number that the solutions of x^2+ 4x+12=0 will be and how many solutions exist.

SOLUTION: Determine the type of number that the solutions of x^2+ 4x+12=0 will be and how many solutions exist.

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Question 871080: Determine the type of number that the solutions of x^2+ 4x+12=0 will be and how many solutions exist.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Discriminant will tell you how many and what type of solutions. The discriminant occurs in a square root function and therefore positive for two real solutions; zero for exactly one real solution; and negative for two complex solutions.
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