Advanced MathEasyCounting the solutions of x squared equals zero
Advanced Math practice question
How many different real numbers x satisfy the equation x² = 0?
Answer: 1
Only x = 0 squares to 0, so there is exactly one solution.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 0
- 0 is the solution itself, not the count.
- If you answered 2
- 2 would be right for x² = 9 (x = ±3), but 0 has only one square root.
- If you answered 4
- 4 has no basis; a quadratic has at most two real solutions.
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