document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143569>Question 143569</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130442631/algebrahomeworkh>prentice hall algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve?  Find the value of the discriminant to determine the number of real-number solutions for this quadratic equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2m^2-m-6=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "for ax^2+bx+c=0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, for our purposes here, the discriminant is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-4(2)(-6)=1+48=49. Since it is positive, there will be two real solutions. </SPAN>\n" );
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