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OpenStudy (anonymous):

EASY MEDAL

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How many x-intercepts does the graph of the given equation have? Use the discriminant. y = -4x^2 + 3x + 2 A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's sqrt(b^2-4ac) where "a" is the x^2 coefficient, "b" is the x-term coefficient, and "c" is the last term. So a=-4, b=3, and c=2. Just plug these values into the equation above and solve.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So what is the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Wait... just plug the a,b,c values into this b^2-4ac (I took out the sqrt)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If the answer is positive there are 2, answer is 0 then there is 1, and if the answer is negative there are no x-intercepts.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So it's 0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Bill_Cipher

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No the answer is 2. What is 3^2-4(-4)(2)?

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