SOLUTION: give the discriminant and use it to determine the number and type of solutions of the equation 3x^2 = 4x-5

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Question 116539: give the discriminant and use it to determine the number and type of solutions of the equation
3x^2 = 4x-5

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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give the discriminant and use it to determine the number and type of solutions of the equation
3x^2 = 4x-5
3x^2-4x+5 = 0
Discriminant: 4^2-4*3*5 = 16-60 = -44
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Since the discriminant is negative there are two unequal complex solutions.
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Stan H.