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

When the equation is of the form

... ax² +bx +c = 0

the discriminant is

... d = b² -4ac

Here, your equation is in the appropriate form, so we can identify

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

and calculate the discriminant as

... d = 4² - 4(-1)(-2) = 16 - 8 = 8

The discriminant is 8.

there are 70 more legs than eyes at the dog show (196 – 126 = 70). dogs have two more legs than eyes, and humans have the same number of legs as eyes. thus 70 is twice the number of dogs at the show, so the number of dogs is half of 70, which is 35. to get the number of humans, subtract 35 from 63: 63 – 35 = 28.

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