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With a typical quadratic,,,,ax^2 +bx+c=0.
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\n" ); document.write( "if D=0,,one solution, curve intercepts the x axis in one location
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\n" ); document.write( "if D>0, two solutions, curve intercepts the x axis in two locations
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\n" ); document.write( "if D<0,, no REAL solutions, curve does not intercept the x axis
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