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Interpreting the Discriminant

Author: Samsam Warsame

Table of Contents:

This learning packet contains:

--New terms and definitions

--How to identify the portion of the quadratic formula known as the discriminant

--The reason for the discriminants

--The three special cases

--Understanding how to use the discriminate to determine the number of real solutions (0,1,2) to a quadratic equation

 

Please refer to this website for further help:

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/quadratic/discriminant-in-quadratic-equation.php

Interpreting the discriminant