# Determine the number of roots of a quadratic equation using a function

# Determine the number of roots of a quadratic equation
# Parameters:
#   a: The coefficient of x^2
#   b: The coefficient of x
#   c: The constant term
# Returns: The number of real roots (0, 1, or 2)
def numRoots(a, b, c):
  # Compute the discriminant of the quadratic equation
  disc = b ** 2 - 4 * a * c
  if disc > 0:
    # 2 real roots
    return 2
  elif disc == 0:
    # 1 real root
    return 1
  else:
    # 0 real roots
    return 0

# Report the number of roots for an equation entered by the user
def main():
  # Read the coefficients of x^2 and x and the constant term
  print("Consider an equation of the form a x^2 + b x + c = 0")
  a = int(input("Enter the value of a: "))
  b = int(input("Enter the value of b: "))
  c = int(input("Enter the value of c: "))

  # Compute the number of roots and display the result
  n = numRoots(a, b, c)
  print("The number of roots is:", n)

main()