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advanced-mathSolve:
A
B
C
D
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. This quadratic is a Perfect Square Trinomial.
- Notice that half of 8 is 4, and .
- This fits the pattern .
- Factor as .
- Take the square root: .
Since the factor is squared, -4 is a "repeated root" (multiplicity 2).
Choice A is incorrect because of a sign error. Choice C is incorrect because a perfect square equal to zero has only one distinct solution. Choice D is incorrect because these values do not satisfy the equation.