Two points of intersection are on the number at the coordinates (-1,2) and (4,-8).
So her trainer travels 20miles(using the Pythagoras theorem) while she travels 12+16=36 so the answer is 36-20=16
the discriminant b^2 - 4ac when the equation is in the form of ax^2 +bx+c=0
13x^2-16x = x^2 -x
we need to get in it the standard form
subtract x^2 from each side
12x^2 -16x = -x
add x to each side
12x^2 -15x = 0
12x^2 -15x -0 =0
a=12 b=-15 c=0
b^2 -4ac
the discriminant = b^2
b^2 = (-15)2 = 225
