Use the Discriminant to Find the Number and Kind of Solutions

question 35

Multiple Choice

Use the discriminant to find the number and kind of solutions for the following equation.

• A) D = - 9, two complex
• B) D = 9, two rational
• C) D = - 13, two complex
• D) D = 0, one rational
• E) D = 13, two irrational

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Fundamental

Serving as an essential component or basis; foundational.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation, often testable by experimentation.

Explanandum

Rephrased: The subject or occurrence that an explanation is attempting to account for in research or analysis.

Outcome

In probability theory, a single, non-compound result among a range of possible results.