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

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Question 197: under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be unacceptable?
Answer by ichudov(499) About Me  (Show Source):
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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.