SOLUTION: When using the quadratic formula to solve a quadratic equation in the form of ax^2 + bx + c, explain what would happen to b^2 when it is less than 4ac and 4ac is positive

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Question 582875: When using the quadratic formula to solve a quadratic equation in the form of ax^2 + bx + c, explain what would happen to b^2 when it is less than 4ac and 4ac is positive
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The value of b^2 is always positive. So if b^2 is less than 4ac and 4ac is positive, then b^2 - 4ac is negative.


This is the value of the discriminant. A negative discriminant points to the fact that ax^2 + bx + c has no real roots. Instead, it has 2 complex roots.