You Are Given a Graph of a Function of the Form

question 74

Multiple Choice

You are given a graph of a function of the form $f ( x ) = a x ^ { 2 } + b x + c$ for different values of $a , b$ , and $c$ . For this function,
a. Determine whether the discriminant is positive, negative, or zero.
b. Determine if there are 0,1 , or 2 real solutions to $f ( x ) = 0$ .
c. Solve the equation $f ( x ) = 0$ .
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• A) a. positive b. 2 C. \(x = 1 , x = 2\)
• B) a. zero b. 2 c. \(x = - 1 , x = 2\)
• C) a. negative b. 2 c. \(x = - 1 , x = - 2\)
• D) a. positive b. 2 c. \(x = - 1 , x = 2\)