Solving Quadratic Equations By The Quadratic Formula Worksheet Page 9

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Example 12
: Find the discriminant. Based on the discriminate,
indicate how many and what type of solutions there would be.
Step 1:
Simplify
each side if needed.
This quadratic equation is already simplified.
Step 2:
Write in standard form,
, if needed.
This quadratic equation is already in standard form.
Step 3:
Identify a, b, and
c.
a,
x
the number in front of
squared, is 3.
b
x
, the number in front of
, is 1.
c
, the constant, is 10.
Make sure that you keep the sign that is in front of each of these
numbers.
Step 4:
Plug the values found in step 3 into the
discriminant,
.
AND
Step 5:
Simplify if possible.
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