Determine the number of real solutions for the following quadratic equation using the discriminate

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Given equation:

Discriminant:

$\begin{gathered} b^2-4ac \\ (-3)^2-4(1)(-4) \\ =9+16 \\ =25 \end{gathered}$

Number of real solutions:

Since the discriminant is > 0 (that is ,it is a positive value)

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