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8. If the discriminant is positive, there will be ______ real solutions.

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Answer:

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Explanation:

The discriminant is the quantity under the radical in the quadratic formula ...

[tex]x=\dfrac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}[tex]

When that quantity is positive, the square root is real, and the formula gives two real values for x.

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