document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32315>Question 32315</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0030700396/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Instructions: find the valueof the dicriminantand determine the number of real solutions for each equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Question: 8y^2-2=0  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19087 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><B>mukhopadhyay(490)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><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=19087\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Discriminant for ax^2+bx+c = 0 is b^2-4ac<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For 8y^2 - 2 = 0, a=8, b=0, c=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac = 64 (Discriminant)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Roots are [-b + sqrt(discriminant)]/2a and [-b - sqrt(discriminant)]/2a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x=1/2 and x=-1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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