document.write( "Question 253299: Which statement must be true if a parabola represented by the equation y = ax^2 + bx + c does not intersect the x-axis?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b^2 – 4ac = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "b^2 – 4ac > 0, and b^2 – 4ac is a perfect square.
\n" ); document.write( "b^2 – 4ac > 0, and b^2 – 4ac is not a perfect square
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b^2-4ac <0 \n" ); document.write( "
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