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UPCAT Math Review · Quadratics

The Discriminant: One Number Tells You the Roots

Find the discriminant of 2x² − 4x + 5 = 0 and describe its roots. Pick out a, b and c with their signs, work out b² − 4ac, and read the nature of the roots off the sign.

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