document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32743>Question 32743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find (a) hte discriminant, (b) the number of solutions and (c) the nature of the solutions for 5x^2-7x-4=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19199 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=19199\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Discriminant is b^2-4ac (in ax^2+bx+c=0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here, a = 5, b = -7 and c= -4;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Discriminant = 49-4(5)(-4) = 49 + 80 = 129;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number of solutions are two because it is a quadratic equation and the discriminant != 0;<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both solutions are real because the discriminant is positive; </SPAN>\n" );
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