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The roots of a quadratic function are where the lies interescts with the x-axis. There can be as little as zero.
If you have a quadratic function with real coefficients then it can have: two distinct real roots, or a real double root (two coincidental roots), or no real roots. In the last case, it has two complex roots which are conjugates of one another.
x = [ -b ± √(b2-4ac) ] / 2a Using this formula you get 2 roots for + and -
A quadratic function is ax2+bx+c You can solve for x by using the quadratic formula, which, as the formula requires the use of square roots, would be tricky to put here.
If the discriminant of the quadratic equation is zero then it will have 2 equal roots. If the discriminant of the quadratic equation is greater than zero then it will have 2 different roots. If the discriminant of the quadratic equation is less than zero then it will have no roots.