Question 197: under what situation would one or more solutions of a rational equation be unacceptable? Answer by ichudov(507) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's say a problem asks you to compute a length of something, or some other positive number. And let's say that the problem is expressed as a quadratic equation with one solution positive and one negative. In this instance, the negative solution is unacceptable.
