document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50389>Question 50389</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Decide all values of b in the following equation that will give nore or more real number solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 3x^2 + bx-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 5x^2 + bx+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) -3x^2 + bx-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) write a rule for judging if an expression has solutions by looking at it in standard form. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) 3x^2 + bx-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4(3)(-3)>0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2>12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x<-sqrt12 or x>sqrt12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) 5x^2 + bx+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4(5)(1)>0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2>20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b<-sqrt20 or b>sqrt20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c) -3x^2 + bx-3=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4(-3)(-3)>0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2>36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b<-6 or b>6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(d) write a rule for judging if an expression has solutions by looking at it in standard form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2-4ac must be >0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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