SOLUTION: If you are looking at a graph of a quadratic equation, how do you determine where the solutions are?

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Question 172846: If you are looking at a graph of a quadratic equation, how do you determine where the solutions are?
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The roots of a quadratic equation with real number roots are where the graph intersects the x-axis. If the graph does not intersect the axis, then quadratic has complex roots, and you cannot determine the solution by looking at the graph.