Help please??

Which part of the quadratic formula tells you whether the quadratic equation can be solved by factoring?

-b b^2 - 4ac 2a

Use the part of the quadratic formula that you chose above and find its value given the following quadratic equation:

2x^2 + 7x + 3 = 0

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Help please??



Which part of the quadratic formula tells you whether the quadratic equation can be solved by factoring?

-b      b^2 - 4ac     2a 

Use the part of the quadratic formula that you chose above and find its value given the following quadratic equation: 

2x^2 + 7x + 3 = 0

anonymous · Answer

b^2 - 4ac

anonymous · Answer

its called the determinant (i think), if its negative you will get complex numbers and u cant factorise