The part of the quadratic formula that dictates whether the function is factorable or not is B. b^2 - 4ac. This determines the number of real, imaginary, negative and positive roots.
In the equation <span>2x^2 + 7x + 3,
we use the quadratic formula
x = -b +- sqrt (b2 -4ac) /2a = -7 +- </span><span>sqrt (49 -24) /4
the answers are x1 =-0.5 and x2 = -3.</span>
