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Can someone please help, i’m struggling. it’s math! explanation needed!!

Can someone please help, i’m struggling. it’s math! explanation needed!!-example-1
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Answer:

exactly two distinct zeros

Explanation:

The highest exponent of x is 2, which makes this a quadratic.

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When you compare to the form ...

y = ax² +bx +c

you can match the coefficients and see that

a = 1, b = 6, c = 8

These values can be used to compute the "discriminant" (d), which tells you something about the zeros.

d = b² -4ac

d = 6² -4·1·8 = 36 -32 = 4

The discriminant is positive, indicating there are exactly two distinct zeros.

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More about the discriminant

When d=0, there is exactly one zero. When d is negative, there are two complex zeros.

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