SOLUTION: how many soultions does y = 3x^2 - 5x + 12 have?

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Question 727287: how many soultions does y = 3x^2 - 5x + 12 have?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a parabola and the function has infinite solutions. If you were trying to ask something else, then a guess is that you wanted to find if this has one, two or no real zeros. If this is the case, then check the value of the discriminant. This would be %28-5%29%5E2-4%2A3%2A12. If this is positive, then two real zeros. If 0, then only one real zero. If negative, then no real zeros, but two complex zeros.