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Given the trinomial 3x2 − 6x + 5, what is the value of the discriminant?

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\bf \begin{array}{llcccll} & 3 x^2& -6 x& +5\\ &\uparrow &\uparrow &\uparrow \\ &a&b&c \end{array} \\\\\\ discriminant\implies b^2-4ac\implies (-6)^2-4(3)(5)
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