Line meets curve

<div class="content-block content-block--table"><div class="table-container"><table style="width: 100%;"><thead><tr><th style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><p><strong>Discriminant</strong></p></th><th style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><p>\(a &gt; 0\)</p></th><th style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><p>\(a &lt; 0\)</p></th><th style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><p><strong>Nature of roots</strong></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><p>\(b^2 - 4ac &gt; 0\)</p></td><td style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><div class="graph-block" data-graph-config="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" data-width="150" data-height="100" style="width:150px;height:100px;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;"></div></td><td style="text-align: center; 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--cell-justify: center"><p>\(2\) distinct roots</p></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><p>\(b^2 - 4ac = 0\)</p></td><td style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><div class="graph-block" data-graph-config="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" data-width="150" data-height="100" style="width:150px;height:100px;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;"></div></td><td style="text-align: center; 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--cell-justify: center"><p>\(2\) equal roots</p></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><p>\(b^2 - 4ac &lt; 0 \)</p></td><td style="text-align: center; --cell-justify: center"><div class="graph-block" data-graph-config="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" data-width="150" data-height="100" style="width:150px;height:100px;max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto;"></div></td><td style="text-align: center; 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--cell-justify: center"><p>No real roots</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>

Discriminant	\(a > 0\)	\(a < 0\)	Nature of roots
\(b^2 - 4ac > 0\)			\(2\) distinct roots
\(b^2 - 4ac = 0\)			\(2\) equal roots
\(b^2 - 4ac < 0 \)			No real roots

Nature of Roots

Nature of Roots