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If the quadratic x^2+6mx+m has exactly one real root, find the positive value of m.

 Apr 8, 2020
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If a quadratic equation has 1 root, that means that it has a double root and is a perfect square trinomial. This means that the second term is twice a perfect square and the third term is a perfect square. For these conditions to be fufilled, m= 1/9.

 

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 Apr 8, 2020

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