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algebra senior

Problem

If the quadratic has exactly one real root, find the positive value of .
Solution
Consider the quadratic formula . Since the quadratic has exactly one root, then its discriminant must be 0. Thus, this gives us This gives us the two possible values of : 0 and . Since the question only asks for the positive value, our final answer is .
Final answer
\frac19