Leaving Cert HL

Discriminant Explorer

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The graph shows where the roots meet the x-axis. The Argand diagram shows where they go when they leave it.

Formula
Roots
Graph options

The same two roots on an Argand diagram

Coefficients

a — shape and direction · b — sideways shift · c — up and down
Sliders step in whole numbers — type a decimal into a box if you need one.

a
b
c

Try these

Drag c slowly to move the curve through all three cases in turn.

The working

Into the discriminant
Into the quadratic formula
b² − 4ac > 0 · two real = 0 · one repeated < 0 · complex pair