College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Quadratic Functions and Their Properties - 4.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 301: 97

Answer

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Work Step by Step

It has no x-intercepts when $f(x)$ has no zeros, thus it is always above or below the x-axis. We can find the zeros with the quadratic formula. The quadratic formula is: $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$. This has no results when the expression under the square root is negative,(because this makes the expression undefined), when $b^2-4ac\lt0\\b^2\lt4ac$
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