Use the discriminant to determine the number of solutions to a quadratic equation.

mm-u1-t1-s2-d4

Interactive

Discriminant and roots

manipulative

Scrub a, b, c on y = ax² + bx + c and watch the sign of Δ = b² − 4ac match the number of x-intercepts.

Open fullscreen →

Request an applet

Describe the interactive you’d like — same inbox as applet feedback, tagged as a request for this syllabus id.