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Answer options are A,B,C. Please help ASAP!!

Answer options are A,B,C. Please help ASAP!!-example-1

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Answer:

Graph B has 1 real root

Graph A has a negative discriminant

Graph C has an equation with a=1, b=4 , c=-2

Explanation:

If we look at the graph, Graph A never crosses the x axis, so it does not have any real roots.

Graph B touches the x axis, but does not cross so it has 1 real root

Graph C crosses the x axis 2 times, so it has 2 real roots.

We know from the discriminant b^2-4ac

If the discriminant >0 it has 2 real roots, so Graph C has a positive discriminant

If the discriminant =0 it has 1 real root, so Graph B has a zero discriminant

If the discriminant <0 it has 0 real roots, so Graph A has a negative discriminant

If we have a=1, b=4 , c=-2

b^2-4ac = 4^2-4(1)(-2) = 16+8 = 24 >0 This must be Graph C


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