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Question on II-A homework 2.25

 
 
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Question on II-A homework 2.25
by Bober Yang - Friday, June 12, 2020, 11:23 AM
 

I don't really know what the question is asking for,

is the answer a number or a range because what I did is jut do b^2-4ac-=0

because the question said a real solution so m^2-4*1*m=0

m=4 or m=0

is that the answer or I did something wrong ,

I am just confused at what the answer should be 

Range or Number?


Thank you so much

 
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Re: Question on II-A homework 2.25
by Areteem Professor - Friday, June 12, 2020, 9:10 PM
 

By asking for "a real solution" we mean "at least one real solution". Thus the values of $m$ that we are looking for are the solutions to an inequality. The answer may be a range of numbers and not a single number. 

 
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