If you would like to find the discriminant of the quadratic equation 0 = 2x^2 + 3x - 5, you can do this using the following steps:
0 = 2x^2 + 3x - 5
0 = ax^2 + bx + c
a = 2, b = 3, c = - 5
D = b^2 - 4 a c = 3^2 - 4 2 (-5) = 9 + 40 = 49
The correct result would be 49.
