document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54239>Question 54239</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a parabola is facing up on a graph it has a positive discriminant. Is that correct? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=36543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not necessarily.  It depends on whether it does<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or does not intersect the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it crosses it at two points it will have a positive discriminant.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it does not cross it at all it will have a negative discriminant.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it touches it at one point it will have a zero discriminant.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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