Find the discriminant of the quadratic 5x^2 - 2x + 8 - 2x^2 + 6x + 2.
First, let's combine all like terms and put this in the form of a quadratic equation. We have
3x2+4x+10
Now, the descriminant is in the form of b2−4ac for qudratics in the form ax2+bx+c
Thus, we have
42−4(3)(10)=16−120−104
So the answer is -104.
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