What is the value of the discriminant for the quadratic equation –3 = –x2 + 2x? Discriminant = b2 – 4ac –8

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2 answers:

Natalija [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

$16$

Step-by-step explanation:

The discriminant of a quadratic in standard form $ax^2+bx+c$ is given by $b^2-4ac$ .

The quadratic $-3=-x^2+2x$ in standard form is $-x^2+2x+3$ . Thus, we can assign the following values:

$a$ of -1
$b$ of 2
$c$ of 3

Therefore, the discriminant of this quadratic is $2^2-4(-1)(3)=4+12=\boxed{16}$

Elena-2011 [213]3 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanati

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