Question

8. If the discriminant is positive, there will be ______ real solutions.

Answer 1

Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

The discriminant is the quantity under the radical in the quadratic formula ...

[tex]x=\dfrac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}[tex]

When that quantity is positive, the square root is real, and the formula gives two real values for x.