document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38727>Question 38727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Compute the value of the discriminant and give the number of real solutions to the quadratic equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2 - 7x + 9 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x^2 - 7x + 9 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is found by b^2 - 4ac<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here that is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-7)^2 - 4(3)(9) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49 - 108 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-59<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Roots are complex, and no real roots exist. </SPAN>\n" );
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