Answer: using the discriminant to find the number of solutions to a quadratic equation b^2-4ac. positive discriminant indicates that the quadratic has <u>two distinct real number solutions.</u> The roots of a function are the x-intercepts. By definition, the y-coordinate of points lying on the x-axis is zero. Therefore, to find the roots of a quadratic function, we set f (x) = 0, and solve the equation, ax2 + bx + c = 0.
