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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is an discriminant? I'll post a picture of the graph, but i need to know what a discriminant is also.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

the discriminant is the radicand in the quadratic formula. b^2 - 4ac

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a discriminant is the part of the quadratic equation that is underneath the squareroot.

OpenStudy (mertsj):

By calculating the discriminant, you can tell the nature of the roots.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are these real roots or are they just imaginary?!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1323041314244:dw| i know this is really bad but it's at the point (3,0) and the answers could be -11 0 36 15

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