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Suppose the equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 has the discriminant d.Then the solutions to the quadratic are:
x1 = [-b - sqrt(d)]/2a and x2 = [-b + sqrt(d)]/2a
If d > 0 then sqrt(d) is some real non-zero number.
Sqrt(d) is real implies x1 and x2 are real.
sqrt(d) is non-zero implies that x1 and x2 are distinct.
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