document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67094>Question 67094</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why is it that when 0 is your number under the square root sign in the quadratic formula, you can only have one answer. How can you tell which of the two answers that you would get is the right one? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #47704 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=47704\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You wouldn't get two answers because you would get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[-b+-sqrt0]/2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=[-b/2a]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because the sqrt0 is zero you lost the +sqrt and the -sqrt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which would otherwise give you two answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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