What is the discriminant of the quadratic equation 0 = –x2 + 4x – 2?

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Answer 1
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Answer:  The required discriminant of the given quadratic equation is 8.

Step-by-step explanation:  We are given to find the discriminant of the following quadratic equation :

-x^2+4x-2=0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)

We know that

the discriminant of a quadratic equation of the form ax^2+bx+c=0,~a\neq 0 is given by

D=b^2-4ac.

In the given quadratic equation, we have

a = -1, b = 4 and c = -2.

Therefore, the discriminant of the given quadratic equation is

D=b^2-4ac=4^2-4*(-1)*(-2)=16-8=8.

Thus, the required discriminant of the given quadratic equation is 8.

Answer 2
Answer: The discriminant is the b^2 - 4ac part of the quadratic formula. So you plug in the numbers you should have 4^2 - (4)(-1)(-2) to give you the answer 8

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Answer:

The expected number of students to prefer summer=245

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1

Determine the number of students that prefer summer as their favorite season, and the sample size

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sample size=10

Step 2

Determine the probability of a student picking summer as their favorite season as shown;

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Step 3

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Answer:

1) 7 2) (-1,0) 3) m=-4 4) y=3x-4 5) y=x+6 6)

g(x)=-1/3x+10  7) y= $0.36

Step-by-step explanation:

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1) The Distance from point (7,-6) to  vertical axis (0,-6) is measured with a straight line, between point (7,-6) and nearer point (0,-6)

d=|7-0|=7

2) To determine the value of k, let's determine the function with the two known points: (0, −1), (10, −11).

 m=(y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1))\Rightarrow m=(-11+1)/(10-0)\Rightarrow m=-1\n-11=-1*(10)+b\therefore b=-1\Rightarrow f(x)=-x-1\nf(k)=-k-1\n0=-k-1\therefore k=-1

So (k,0)=(-1,0)

3) To find the slope of the line, we must apply that formula used above.

m=(y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1))\Rightarrow m=(7+9)/(1-5)\Rightarrow m=(16)/(4)=-4

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m(x-x_(0))=y-y_(0)\n3(x-2)=y-2\n3x-6=y-2\Rightarrow 3x-y=6-2\Rightarrow -y=4-3x\Rightarrow y=3x-4

5) Similarly to the previous one:

m(x-x_(0))=y-y_(0)\n(x-0)=y-6\nx=y-6\Rightarrow -y=-x-6\Rightarrow y=x+6

6) A ball being twirled. The center of the rotation is the origin of Coordinate System (0,0) when the string breaks at point (3,9)

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