Assume the Following Variables Have Been Declared as Shown and Given

question 10

Multiple Choice

Assume the following variables have been declared as shown and given values elsewhere:
double a, b, c;
The discriminant of a quadratic equation is defined to be: Which of the following statements will assign the correct value to discriminant?

• A)double discriminant = Math.sqrt(b * b - 4 * a * c);
• B)double discriminant = Math.sqrt(b * b) - 4 * a * c;
• C)double discriminant = Math.sqrt(b * b) - Math.sqrt(4 * a * c);
• D)double discriminant = Math.sqrt(b2 - 4ac)

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