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Which quadratic graph below has a negative discriminant?

Which quadratic graph below has a negative discriminant?-example-1
Which quadratic graph below has a negative discriminant?-example-1
Which quadratic graph below has a negative discriminant?-example-2
Which quadratic graph below has a negative discriminant?-example-3
Which quadratic graph below has a negative discriminant?-example-4

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Answer:

The graph in (A)

Explanation:

Negative discriminant of a quadratic function implies the corresponding quadratic equation ax^2+bx+c=0 does not have any real solutions (it still has solutions in the complex domain, however). Graphically, this corresponds to a parabola that never intersects the x axis for any value x, i.e. it lies either fully above or fully below the x axis. This situation is depicted in the case (A), where the parabola lies below the x axis and has no x-intercepts.

The cases (B), (C), and (D) all intersect the x axis in at least one point.

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