document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=679753>Question 679753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the number of x intercepts of the graph of the function:2X^2-3X+2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #434030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=434030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Discriminant!  If zero, then one intercept.  If positive, then two intercepts.  If negative, then no intercept. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For quadratic <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the discriminant is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your given polynomial is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2X%5E2-3X%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2X%5E2-3X%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so the values to use are b=-3, a=2, c=2.  Use the values and find the value of the discriminant... </SPAN>\n" );
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