SOLUTION: Use the discriminant to determine how many roots the graph of the following equation will have. x^2-8x+16

Question 380863: Use the discriminant to determine how many roots the graph of the following equation will have.
x^2-8x+16
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the discriminant to determine how many roots the graph of the following equation will have.
x^2-8x+16
a = 1; b = -8; c = 16
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D = b^2-4ac = 64 -4*1*16 = 0
so there are 2 equal Real number solutions.
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x^2-8x+16 = (x-4)^2
Roots are x=4 with multiplicity 2.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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