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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How can you tell when a quadratic equation has no real solutions?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(-b \pm \sqrt{b ^{2}-4ac})/2a\] In this part, if the \[\sqrt{b ^{2}-4ac}\] section gives you a negative value like \[\sqrt{-10}\] then there are no real roots because negative square roots do not exist (unless we are talking about complex numbers where they are imaginary parts).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

when the radicand is negative when the radicand equals zero when b in the quadratic formula is greater than the radicand when the radicand is not a perfect square

OpenStudy (anonymous):

When the radicand is negative. It means the number under the square root.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thanks

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