document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019082>Question 1019082</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the discriminant. -4n^2+9n-13=-7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-4n^2 + 9n - 13 = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4n^2 + 9n - 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The discriminant is b^2 - 4ac.  Here that is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9^2 - 4(-4)(-6) = 81 - 96 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-15 </SPAN>\n" );
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