Section 4-6: The Quadratic Formula and the Discriminant The standard form of a quadratic is: +('' The quadratic formula is: )(. - - , where a, b, and c are real numbers where a # 0. - > What is the purpose of using the quadratic formula? : / What is the expression used to find the discriminant: \ > What information does the discriminant tell you? / (IC IS Value of Discriminant: ( Number and types of 'I \ ( solutions: Graph will look like: Find the discriminant of the quadratic equation and give the number and type of solutions of the equation. Ex 1) a. x2 +6x+11 b.x2 +6x+9 c.x2 +6x+5 1 - - L - Identify the discrimant of-eacb of-the following equations and state how many solutions and what