document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389016>Question 389016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of alpha such that the quardratic equation(alpha-3)x square+(alpha-3)x+4=0,has equal roots?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   The given answer is '4'but I don't know to solve it... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28alpha-3%29x%5E2+%2B+%28alpha+-+3%29x+%2B+4+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28alpha-3%29x%5E2+%2B+%28alpha+-+3%29x+%2B+4+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2+-+4ac+=+%28alpha+-+3%29%5E2+-+4%2A%28alpha+-+3%29%2A4+=+%28alpha+-+3%29%28alpha+-+19%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >has to be equal to 0 for the roots to be equal.  Then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=alpha+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"alpha+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=alpha+=+19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"alpha+=+19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  But <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=alpha+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"alpha+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > won't result in a quadratic equation, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=alpha+=+19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"alpha+=+19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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