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The mathematical question is as follows:




Calculate the value of $k$ for which $2x^2 + 4x - k = 0$ has equal roots.




My working solves it to equal $-2$, but if we then put this back into the formula this is, of course, impossible. I use the discriminate of the quadratic equation, $b^2-4ac$.






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    Plugging in $-2$ gives you $2x^2+4x+2=0$ or $x^2+2x+1=0$ which does indeed give two equal roots. So I think you are correct that $k=-2$. As long as we are clear that the equation has a $-k$
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    @turkeyhundt If you put this back into b^2-4ac it equals 32.
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    $c=-k$, $k=-2$, so $b^2-4ac=4^2-(4)(2)(-(-2))=4^2-(4)(2)(2)=0$
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    @turkeyhundt Thank you.
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UPDATE: Solved thanks to turkyhundt and jimbo



The mathematical question is as follows:




Calculate the value of $k$ for which $2x^2 + 4x - k = 0$ has equal roots.




My working solves it to equal $-2$, but if we then put this back into the formula this is, of course, impossible. I use the discriminate of the quadratic equation, $b^2-4ac$.






quadratics discriminant







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  • $begingroup$
    Plugging in $-2$ gives you $2x^2+4x+2=0$ or $x^2+2x+1=0$ which does indeed give two equal roots. So I think you are correct that $k=-2$. As long as we are clear that the equation has a $-k$
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    – turkeyhundt
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:30










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    @turkeyhundt If you put this back into b^2-4ac it equals 32.
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    – Wonderer
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:32










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    $c=-k$, $k=-2$, so $b^2-4ac=4^2-(4)(2)(-(-2))=4^2-(4)(2)(2)=0$
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    – turkeyhundt
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:34












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    @turkeyhundt Thank you.
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    – Wonderer
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:38














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UPDATE: Solved thanks to turkyhundt and jimbo



The mathematical question is as follows:




Calculate the value of $k$ for which $2x^2 + 4x - k = 0$ has equal roots.




My working solves it to equal $-2$, but if we then put this back into the formula this is, of course, impossible. I use the discriminate of the quadratic equation, $b^2-4ac$.






quadratics discriminant







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UPDATE: Solved thanks to turkyhundt and jimbo



The mathematical question is as follows:




Calculate the value of $k$ for which $2x^2 + 4x - k = 0$ has equal roots.




My working solves it to equal $-2$, but if we then put this back into the formula this is, of course, impossible. I use the discriminate of the quadratic equation, $b^2-4ac$.






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    Plugging in $-2$ gives you $2x^2+4x+2=0$ or $x^2+2x+1=0$ which does indeed give two equal roots. So I think you are correct that $k=-2$. As long as we are clear that the equation has a $-k$
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    – turkeyhundt
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:30










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    @turkeyhundt If you put this back into b^2-4ac it equals 32.
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    – Wonderer
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:32










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    $c=-k$, $k=-2$, so $b^2-4ac=4^2-(4)(2)(-(-2))=4^2-(4)(2)(2)=0$
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    – turkeyhundt
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:34












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    @turkeyhundt Thank you.
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    – Wonderer
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:38


















  • $begingroup$
    Plugging in $-2$ gives you $2x^2+4x+2=0$ or $x^2+2x+1=0$ which does indeed give two equal roots. So I think you are correct that $k=-2$. As long as we are clear that the equation has a $-k$
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    – turkeyhundt
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:30










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    @turkeyhundt If you put this back into b^2-4ac it equals 32.
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    – Wonderer
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:32










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    $c=-k$, $k=-2$, so $b^2-4ac=4^2-(4)(2)(-(-2))=4^2-(4)(2)(2)=0$
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    – turkeyhundt
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:34












  • $begingroup$
    @turkeyhundt Thank you.
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    – Wonderer
    Oct 31 '15 at 23:38
















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Plugging in $-2$ gives you $2x^2+4x+2=0$ or $x^2+2x+1=0$ which does indeed give two equal roots. So I think you are correct that $k=-2$. As long as we are clear that the equation has a $-k$
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– turkeyhundt
Oct 31 '15 at 23:30




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Plugging in $-2$ gives you $2x^2+4x+2=0$ or $x^2+2x+1=0$ which does indeed give two equal roots. So I think you are correct that $k=-2$. As long as we are clear that the equation has a $-k$
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– turkeyhundt
Oct 31 '15 at 23:30












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@turkeyhundt If you put this back into b^2-4ac it equals 32.
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– Wonderer
Oct 31 '15 at 23:32




$begingroup$
@turkeyhundt If you put this back into b^2-4ac it equals 32.
$endgroup$
– Wonderer
Oct 31 '15 at 23:32












$begingroup$
$c=-k$, $k=-2$, so $b^2-4ac=4^2-(4)(2)(-(-2))=4^2-(4)(2)(2)=0$
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– turkeyhundt
Oct 31 '15 at 23:34






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$c=-k$, $k=-2$, so $b^2-4ac=4^2-(4)(2)(-(-2))=4^2-(4)(2)(2)=0$
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– turkeyhundt
Oct 31 '15 at 23:34














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@turkeyhundt Thank you.
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– Wonderer
Oct 31 '15 at 23:38




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@turkeyhundt Thank you.
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$b^2-4ac=4^2-4(2)(-k)=16+8k=0$ imply $k=-2$






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    $textbf{Another approach:}$
    begin{align}
    2x^2 + 4x - k &= 0\
    x^2 +4x-frac{k}{2}&= 0 \
    (x+1)^2-1 &=frac{k}{2} \
    0 &=frac{k}{2}+1 \
    k &=-2
    end{align}






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              $textbf{Another approach:}$
              begin{align}
              2x^2 + 4x - k &= 0\
              x^2 +4x-frac{k}{2}&= 0 \
              (x+1)^2-1 &=frac{k}{2} \
              0 &=frac{k}{2}+1 \
              k &=-2
              end{align}






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                $textbf{Another approach:}$
                begin{align}
                2x^2 + 4x - k &= 0\
                x^2 +4x-frac{k}{2}&= 0 \
                (x+1)^2-1 &=frac{k}{2} \
                0 &=frac{k}{2}+1 \
                k &=-2
                end{align}






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                  $textbf{Another approach:}$
                  begin{align}
                  2x^2 + 4x - k &= 0\
                  x^2 +4x-frac{k}{2}&= 0 \
                  (x+1)^2-1 &=frac{k}{2} \
                  0 &=frac{k}{2}+1 \
                  k &=-2
                  end{align}






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                  $textbf{Another approach:}$
                  begin{align}
                  2x^2 + 4x - k &= 0\
                  x^2 +4x-frac{k}{2}&= 0 \
                  (x+1)^2-1 &=frac{k}{2} \
                  0 &=frac{k}{2}+1 \
                  k &=-2
                  end{align}







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