Given the trinomial 3x^2 - 6x 5, what is the value of the discriminant? - 66 - 24 8 96

3x^2-6x+5

for ax^2+bx+c=0

discriminant is b^2-4ac

when

1. b^2-4ac>0, there are 2 real roots

2. b^2-4ac=0, there is 1 real root

3. b^2-4ac<0, there are 2 complex roots

3x^2-6x+5

a=3

b=-6

c=5

(-6) ^2-4 (3) (5)

36-60

-24

answer is - 24 is the discriminant