Question

If the discriminant, b^2-4ac is ___, a quadratic will have two real roots, two points of intersection with the x-axis.

Answer 1

If the discriminant, b² - 4ac is positive

How to complete the statement?

From the question, we have the following equation of discriminant

The discriminant (d) is calculated as

d = b² - 4ac

The solutions of a quadratic equation are dependent on the following conditions

• If d = 0, the quadratic equation has 1 real solution
• If d < 0, the quadratic equation has imaginary solutions
• If d > 0, the quadratic equation has 2 different real solutions

This means that "d > 0, the quadratic equation has 2 different real solutions" implies that the discriminant is positive

Hence, the complete statement is (b) positive

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