Question #286553

find the value of k for which the following equation has two equal roots.

(k+2)x^2+4k=(4k+2)x


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Expert's answer
2022-01-12T04:22:12-0500

Compute the discriminant of the quadratic ax2+bx+c=0.a x^{2}+b x+c=0.

It is:

Δ=b24ac=(4k+2)244k(k+2)=16k2+16k+416k232k=16k+4\Delta=b^{2}-4 a c=(4 k+2)^{2}-4 \cdot 4 k(k+2)\\=16 k^{2}+16 k+4-16 k^{2}-32 k=-16 k+4

A quadratic has two equal roots if and only if Δ=0\Delta=0\\

16k+4=0k=416=14-16k+4=0\Rightarrow k=\frac{4}{16}=\frac{1}{4}

Hence, the value of k is 14\frac{1}{4} .


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