document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=247386>Question 247386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using the discriminant, determine the number of x-intercepts the graph of the equation will have.  Do not graph the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = x^2 - 4x + 3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #180488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=180488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = x^2 - 4x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[b^2-4ac] is the determinate of a quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4^2-4*1*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16-12=4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4>0 therefore there are 2 real number solutions & they are rational numbers because 4 is a perfect square.<BR>\n" );
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