document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=2678>Question 2678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the discriminant of the quadratic equation -3x(multiplied by the exponent 2) + 2x-5=0? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1153 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=1153\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> discriminant is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so in your quadratic, a=-3, b=2, c=-5, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%5E2+-%284%29%28-3%29%28-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%5E2+-%284%29%28-3%29%28-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%284+-+60%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%284+-+60%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28-56%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28-56%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means there are no real solutions to this quadratic, ie it does not cross the x-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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