SOLUTION: Can a cubic equation have only two roots?

Question 370276: Can a cubic equation have only two roots?

Found 2 solutions by edjones, Alan3354:
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It can have three roots, two of which are identical.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a sense it can, and it can have only 1.
eg (x-2)^3 has x = 2 as its only solution, but it's multiplicity 3.
(x-2)^2 is a quadratic that has 2 as the only zero, but it's multiplicity 2.
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It's a matter of semantics.

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