Use the discriminant to determine the number of real solutions of −6x2−108=0

. Which of the following statements gives the correct explanation?(1 point)
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There will be one real solution since the discriminant is zero.
There will be one real solution since the discriminant is zero.

There will be two real solutions since the discriminant is positive.
There will be two real solutions since the discriminant is positive.

There will be no real solutions since the discriminant is negative.
There will be no real solutions since the discriminant is negative.

There will be no real solutions since the discriminant is zero.

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To determine the number of real solutions for the equation \(-6x^2 - 108 = 0\), we can first rewrite it in standard quadratic form \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\):

\[ -6x^2 + 0x - 108 = 0 \]

Here, \(a = -6\), \(b = 0\), and \(c = -108\).

The discriminant (D) is calculated using the formula:

\[ D = b^2 - 4ac \]

Substituting the values of \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\):

\[ D = 0^2 - 4(-6)(-108) \] \[ D = 0 - 4 \times -6 \times -108 \] \[ D = -4 \times 6 \times 108 \] \[ D = -2592 \]

Since the discriminant \(D\) is negative (\(-2592 < 0\)), this indicates that there are no real solutions.

Therefore, the correct statement is:

There will be no real solutions since the discriminant is negative.