SOLUTION: How can you use the discriminant to determine if a quadratic polynomial can be factored?

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Question 337897: How can you use the discriminant to determine if a quadratic polynomial can be factored?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the value of the disriminant is a perfect square, the quadratic equation can be factored.