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How Do You Use The Discriminant to Determine the Number of Real or Complex Solutions to a Quadratic Equation?
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You can use the discriminant to find the number and kind of solutions to a quadratic equation! This tutorial shows you how to find the discriminant of a quadratic equation and use it to figure out how many and what kind of solutions the equation will have.
Background Tutorials
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Defining Quadratic Equations
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What is a Quadratic Equation?
You can't go through algebra without seeing quadratic equations. The graphs of quadratic equations are parabolas; they tend to look like a smile or a frown. There's also a bunch of ways to solve these equations! Watch this tutorial and get introduced to quadratic equations!
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Using the Discriminant
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What is the Discriminant?
The discriminant of a quadratic is a great way to quickly figure out the number and type of solutions to a quadratic equation! This tutorial introduces you to the discriminant and shows you how to find and interpret it.
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Further Exploration
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Using the Discriminant
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How Do You Find The Discriminant of a Quadratic Equation With 2 Solutions?
In a quadratic equation, the discriminant helps tell you the number of real solutions to a quadratic equation. In this tutorial, see how to find the discriminant of a quadratic equation and use it to determine the number of solutions!
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