Moe earned $78,000 after deductions and had $16,488 taken out for tax withholdings during the year. According to the tax table, Moe only owed $15,429. How much will Moe get in a refund? Please write your answer with NO COMMAS

The discriminant tells us how many real solutions there are. Since the parabola doesn't have any x-intercepts, the discriminant is less than zero, and therefore is answer A.

If a discriminant is:
>0, there are 2 x-intercepts
=0, there is 1 x-intercept
<0, there are no x-intercepts