SOLUTION: Using the discriminant, determine the number of x-intercepts the graph of the equation will have. Do not graph the equation.
y = x^2 - 4x + 3
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y = x^2 - 4x + 3
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Question 247386: Using the discriminant, determine the number of x-intercepts the graph of the equation will have. Do not graph the equation.
y = x^2 - 4x + 3 Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! y = x^2 - 4x + 3
[b^2-4ac] is the determinate of a quadratic equation.
-4^2-4*1*3
16-12=4
4>0 therefore there are 2 real number solutions & they are rational numbers because 4 is a perfect square.