For what value on "a" has the equation an infinite amount of solutions?
For a quadratic polynomial:
What is the polynomial p(x).
I don't want the answers to these questions, I simply would like some help with them. As I don't know where to start with either of them.
EDIT: I believe that I have managed to solve the first problem. I'd like to know if it's a valid solution.
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Hopefully this will suffice.
(x^2+2x+1)^2 = (x+a)^4
(x^2+2x+1) = (x+a)^2
(x+1)^2 = (x+a)^2
(x+1) = (x+a)
1 = a