document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=344948>Question 344948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the following equation, state the value of the discriminant and then describe the nature of the solutions. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-18x^2-7x-10=0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the value of the discriminant? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which one of the statements below is correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. The equation has two imaginary solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. The equation has two real solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. The equation has one real solution? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks for your help!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D%3C0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D%3C0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the solutions are complex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) is the correct answer.<BR>\n" );
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