$\"\"$

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The equation is $\"\"$ .

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Rewrite the equation in standard form.

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$\"\"$ (Original equation)

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$\"\"$ (Subtract $\"\"$ from each side)

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$\"\"$ (Apply additive inverse property: $\"\"$ )

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The standard form of equation is $\"\"$ .

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Compare the above two equations $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ .

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$\"\"$

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Find the Discriminant:

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$\"\"$ (Substitute $\"\"$ and $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Evaluate powers: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

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$\"\"$ (Addition: $\"\"$ )

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The discriminant is positive, therfore the equation has two real solutions.

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$\"\"$

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The discriminant is positive.

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The equation has two real solutions.