Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - 1.4 Quadratic Equations - 1.4 Exercises - Page 123: 93

Answer

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Work Step by Step

In this case, irrational solutions always come in conjugate pairs, thus it is not possible for the solution set of a quadratic equation with integer coefficients to consist of a single irrational number.
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