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One of the five quadratics below has a repeated root.  (The other four have distinct roots.)  What is the repeated root?

x^2 - 2x + 1

x^2 - 4x - 4

x^2 + 6x - 9

x^2 + 26x + 25

x^2 - 5x + 4

 Jan 27, 2024
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x^2 -2x + 1 =  (x - 1) (x -1)  = (x -1)^2    has a repeated root of x =  1

 

Another way is to find the discriminant of each.....the discriminant that  = 0  is the one with a repeated root

 

cool cool cool

 Jan 28, 2024

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