SOLUTION: Can you determine the possible number of real solutions x^2-5x+40=0?

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Question 383369: Can you determine the possible number of real solutions x^2-5x+40=0?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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The determinant is (5^2) - 4(40) < 0, so the quadratic has no real solutions, and two complex solutions.