Asked by dd

The graph of an equation with a negative discriminant always has which characteristic?
no x-intercept
no y-intercept
no maximum
no minimum

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No x-intercept.

Reason: a negative discriminant (b^2 − 4ac < 0) means the quadratic has no real roots, so the parabola does not cross the x-axis. It still has a y-intercept (at x = 0), and whether it has a max or min depends on the sign of a.