SOLUTION: under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be unacceptable?

Question 197: under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be unacceptable?
Answer by ichudov(507) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's say a problem asks you to compute a length of something, or some other positive number. And let's say that the problem is expressed as a quadratic equation with one solution positive and one negative. In this instance, the negative solution is unacceptable.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be... (answered by )

Under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be... (answered by vleith)

Under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be... (answered by HyperBrain)

Under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be unacceptable? (answered by solver91311)

Under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be unacceptable? (answered by fractalier)

Under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be... (answered by rapaljer)

Under what kind of situations would one or more solutions of a quadratic equation by not... (answered by mangopeeler07)

* A lot of 75 washers contains five in which the variability in thickness around the... (answered by edjones)