document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=370276>Question 370276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can a cubic equation have only two roots?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #263905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=263905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a sense it can, and it can have only 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg (x-2)^3 has x = 2 as its only solution, but it's multiplicity 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2)^2 is a quadratic that has 2 as the only zero, but it's multiplicity 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a matter of semantics.<BR>\n" );
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