ANSWER

EXPLANATION
The quadratic equation is:

Group variable terms:

Add the square of half, the coefficient of y to both sides.


The LHS us now a perfect square trinomial:

Take square root:


The first choice is correct.
Answer: 3
Step-by-step explanation: Substitute the value of the variable into the equation and simplify.
The function has three real zeros. The graph of the function intersects the x-axis at exactly three locations.
Well you can see it would be mixed number and it is not a number less than 1