SOLUTION: Find p such that px^2-12x+4=0 has only one solution.

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Question 1029915: Find p such that px^2-12x+4=0 has only one solution.
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For there to be just 1 solution, the part
of the quadratic formula called the
discriminant must equal zero.
The discriminant is:

The quadratic formula is:

when you are given the general form:

this is how you find a, b, and c
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So, for 1 solution:


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You are given:


and

and


If , there is only 1 solution
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check the answer






So, there is only 1 solution

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