document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156380>Question 156380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of a such that the line y=x^2+a has exactly one intersection point with the parabola with equation y=x^2+3x+2. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I see only one intersection of the 2 parabolas for any value of a.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You said \"line y=x^2+a\", but that's a parabola.  Did you mean y = x+a? </SPAN>\n" );
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