Use the discriminant to determine the number of real solutions of 4x2+3x−7=0 . Which of the following statements gives the correct explanation?(1 point) Responses There will be one real solution since the discriminant is negative. There will be one real solution since the discriminant is negative. 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 one real solution since the discriminant is zero.

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To determine the number of real solutions of the quadratic equation \(4x^2 + 3x - 7 = 0\), we can use the discriminant \(D\), which is calculated using the formula:

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

where \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\) are the coefficients from the equation \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\). For this equation:

  • \(a = 4\)
  • \(b = 3\)
  • \(c = -7\)

Now, substituting in these values:

\[ D = 3^2 - 4(4)(-7) = 9 - 4(4)(-7) \]

Calculating further:

\[ D = 9 - (-112) = 9 + 112 = 121 \]

Since the discriminant \(D = 121\) is positive, we can conclude that there are two real solutions to the equation.

The correct statement from the given options is:

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