document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=475756>Question 475756</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the discriminant and how do you find it if you are given a quadratic equation?  For instance, if you have -x² + 12 + 20 = 0, what would the discriminant be?  How many solutions would this equation have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #326246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=326246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a=-1, b=12, c=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the discriminant is the part under the radical sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12^2)-4*-1*20=80+144=224<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt224=14.97<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "two solutions </SPAN>\n" );
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