Mathematics
Grade10
Easy
Question
What is the difference in discriminants of Jump 1 and Jump 2?
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 6
Hint:
Any equation of the form p (x) = 0, where p (x) is a polynomial of degree 2, is a quadratic equation
The correct answer is: 4
Step 1 of 1:
Jump 1: ![b to the power of 2 end exponent minus 4 a c equals 2 to the power of 2 end exponent minus 4 blank cross times blank minus 4 blank cross times blank 0.5 equals 4 plus 8 equals 12](data:image/png;base64,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)
Jump 2: ![b to the power of 2 end exponent minus 4 a c equals 2 to the power of 2 end exponent minus 4 blank cross times blank minus 4 blank cross times blank 1.5 equals 4 plus 12 equals 16](data:image/png;base64,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)
The discriminant is the part of the quadratic formula found within the square root.