document.write( "Question 131278This question is from textbook structure and method
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x=(-b+-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a __ this is the quadratic formula for finding the roots\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "notice that the discriminant is the quantity which has the square root taken\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the discriminant is a positive perfect square, then the roots are rational numbers\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the discriminant is positive (but not a perfect square), the roots are irrational\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the discriminant is zero, then the roots are equal\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the discriminant is negative, the roots are imaginary (not real) \n" ); document.write( "
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