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    Feb 4, 2010, 05:27 PM
    Quadratics Tricky Question: values of k if graph of y = 2x^2 - 2x + 3k
    Determine the values of k if the graph of y = 2x^2 - 2x + 3k intersects the x-axis at two distinct points.
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    Feb 5, 2010, 05:28 AM

    Use the discriminant to see if it has two distinct solutions.

    If the discriminant is greater than 0, then there are two distinct solutions.

    So, you need to solve
    for k
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