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Roots Of The Equation (Posted on 2003-08-20)

Let us consider the quadratic equation: ax² + bx + c = 0.

We assign values to the coefficients a, b and c by throwing a die.

What is the probability that the equation will have real roots ?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja

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Vocabulary mistake

| Comment 6 of 17 |

I heard the b²-4ac was called the discriminant... Where did I hear that from?

Posted by Gamer on 2003-08-20 16:00:48

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