SOLUTION: what is the effect of the dsicriminanat on the solutions of a quadratic equation. what is the advantge of using the quadratic formula versus other methods to solve quadratic equati

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Question 236902: what is the effect of the dsicriminanat on the solutions of a quadratic equation. what is the advantge of using the quadratic formula versus other methods to solve quadratic equations?
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Usually a discriminant of quadratic equations are used to determine how many answers will be in the end. if b2-4ac<0 (no real solution; 2 complex conjugates) if b2-4ac=0 (1 real solution) the quadratic formula will ALWAYS work for solving quadratic EQUATIONS.