Asked by elizabeth
Calculate the discriminant of the quadratic expression
4x^2-x-3
4x^2-x-3
Answers
Answered by
Jai
discriminant is
b^2 - 4*a*c
where
a = numerical coefficient of x^2
b = numerical coefficient of x
c = the constant
in the problem, 4x^2-x-3, thus
a = 4, b = -1 and c = -3
substituting
(-1)^2 - 4(4)(-3)
1 - (16)(-3)
1 + 48
49
hope this helps~ :)
b^2 - 4*a*c
where
a = numerical coefficient of x^2
b = numerical coefficient of x
c = the constant
in the problem, 4x^2-x-3, thus
a = 4, b = -1 and c = -3
substituting
(-1)^2 - 4(4)(-3)
1 - (16)(-3)
1 + 48
49
hope this helps~ :)
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!