The expression b squared minus 4ac is called the equation's:
ADenominator
BDividend
CDiscriminant
DDeterminant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Discriminant
1. Its sign decides the nature of the roots.
2. It sits inside the square root of the formula.
3. It is the discriminant.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 4, Quadratic Equations._
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