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Re: can't for the life of me undestand this
Originally Posted by Ironside
I think I got a nice way to explain a double root here.
(x-2)^2=(x-2)(x-2)=0 . Gives one 2 for the first paranthesis (root 1) and a second 2 for the second (root 2) paranthesis. They just happen to be the same number.
Compare to (x-1)(x-3)=0 => (1 (root 1), 3 (root 2))
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