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What is the value of the discrimination for the quadratic equation -3=-x^2+2x

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this is for the discriminant is thats what you mean by discrimination
What is the value of the discrimination for the quadratic equation -3=-x^2+2x-example-1
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-3 = -x^2 + 2

Solution:

Multiplying by -1 throughout;

3 = x^2 - 2x

x^2 - 2x - 3 = 0

Using the quadratic formula;

x = (b^2 +/-
√(b^2 -4ac)) × 1/2a

x = (2 +/- 4) × 1/2

x = 3 or -1

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