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Assuming an equation with one side as a squared variable expression and the other side as a numeric expression, which of the following statements is correct?
Statement #1: If the numeric expression is zero, there are two solutions.
Statement #2: If the numeric expression is zero, there is one solution.
Statement #3: If the numeric expression is zero, there are no solutions.
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Statement #
is correct.
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Statement #2 is correct.
Reason: (something)^2 = 0 implies that the "something" must be 0. That gives exactly one distinct real solution (a repeated root in algebraic multiplicity).
Reason: (something)^2 = 0 implies that the "something" must be 0. That gives exactly one distinct real solution (a repeated root in algebraic multiplicity).
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