Respuesta :

Answer: As we have seen, there can be 0, 1, or 2 solutions to a quadratic equation, depending on whether the expression inside the square root sign, (b2 - 4ac), is positive, negative, or zero. This expression has a special name: the discriminant.

(b2 - 4ac), is positive, negative, or zero which means that the expression has a special name they call the discriminant.