SOLUTION: 42.) Find b^2 – 4ac and the number of real solutions to each equation. 9m^2+16=24m

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Question 164960This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate
: 42.) Find b^2 – 4ac and the number of real solutions to each equation.
9m^2+16=24m
This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate

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9m%5E2%2B16=24m
9m%5E2-24m%2B16=0
b=-24
a=9
c=16
b%5E2-4ac=%28-24%29%5E2-4%289%29%2816%29=576-576=0
Since b^2-4ac=0, there are two coincident real roots.