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Use the discriminant to determine the number and type of solutions for the following equation. 12x2 + 10x + 5 = 0

A two irrational solutions
B one rational solution
C zero real solutions
D two rational solutions

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Zero real solutions I just did the test
User Leonardo Dagnino
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discriminant D is given by:
D=b²-4ac
Implication of discriminant is as follows:

D<0 two zeros that are complex conjugate
D=0 one real zero of multiplicity 2
D>0 two distinct real zers
D= (+ve perfet square) two distinct rational zeros
From:
12x^2+10x+5=0
plugging in the equation we get:
10²-4×12×5
=100-240
=-140
thus
D<0

Answer is:
A two irrational solutions
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