Quadratic Formula and the Discriminant

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What is the Quadratic Formula?

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What does the Discriminant tell us?

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How do you make a quadratic equation equal to zero?

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Identify the coefficients: a = 8, b = -6, c = 1.

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What does it mean if the Discriminant is positive?

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If the Discriminant is positive, it means the quadratic equation has 2 distinct real solutions.

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What does it mean if the Discriminant is zero?

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If the Discriminant is zero, it means the quadratic equation has exactly 1 real solution (a repeated root).

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What does it mean if the Discriminant is negative?

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If the Discriminant is negative, it means the quadratic equation has 2 complex solutions.

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