A quadratic equation of the form 0 = ax2 + bx + c has a discriminant value of –16. How many real number solutions does the equation have?

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Johnny Z · Answer 1 · 2018-01-20T08:43:26+0000

The equation has 0 real solutions.

If an equation has a negative discriminant, than there are no real solutions. We know this because the quadratic formula requires you to take the square root of the discriminant and therefore you would have all imaginary numbers.

A quadratic equation of the form 0 = ax2 + bx + c has a discriminant value of –16. How many real number solutions does the equation have?

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