SOLUTION: find y so that x^2+(y+1)x+y+4=0 has only one solution (i am not asking you to solve the quadratic in terms of y)

SOLUTION: find y so that x^2+(y+1)x+y+4=0 has only one solution (i am not asking you to solve the quadratic in terms of y)

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Question 319605: find y so that x^2+(y+1)x+y+4=0 has only one solution (i am not asking you to solve the quadratic in terms of y)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: The quadratic equation has only one solution if

In this case, , , and . Plug this all into the second equation provided above to get . Simply solve this new equation to find the value(s) of 'y' that make have only one solution.
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