Algebra 2 Common Core

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ISBN 10: 0133186024
ISBN 13: 978-0-13318-602-4

Chapter 4 - Quadratic Functions and Equations - Chapter Review - Chapter Vocabulary - Page 267: 2

Answer

$\text{discriminant}$

Work Step by Step

$b^2 - 4ac$ is called the discriminant. This is also the expression that goes inside the radical in the quadratic formula. The difference of two squares is an expression in the form $a^2 - b^2$.
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