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sqdancefan

Answer:

  exactly two distinct zeros

Step-by-step explanation:

The highest exponent of x is 2, which makes this a quadratic.

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When you compare to the form ...

  y = ax² +bx +c

you can match the coefficients and see that

  a = 1, b = 6, c = 8

These values can be used to compute the "discriminant" (d), which tells you something about the zeros.

  d = b² -4ac

  d = 6² -4·1·8 = 36 -32 = 4

The discriminant is positive, indicating there are exactly two distinct zeros.

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More about the discriminant

When d=0, there is exactly one zero. When d is negative, there are two complex zeros.

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