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The real numbers<math>c,b,a</math> form an arithmetic sequence with <math>a\ge b\ge c\ge 0</math> The quadratic <math>ax^2+bx+c</math> has exactly one root. What is this root?
==Problem==
The real numbers <math>c,b,a</math> form an arithmetic sequence with <math>a\ge b\ge c\ge 0</math> The quadratic <math>ax^2+bx+c</math> has exactly one root. What is this root?


<math> \textbf{(A)}\ -7-4\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -2-\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -2+\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -7+4\sqrt{3} </math>
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ -7-4\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -2-\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -2+\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -7+4\sqrt{3} </math>

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Problem

The real numbers $c,b,a$ form an arithmetic sequence with $a\ge b\ge c\ge 0$ The quadratic $ax^2+bx+c$ has exactly one root. What is this root?

$\textbf{(A)}\ -7-4\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -2-\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -1\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -2+\sqrt{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ -7+4\sqrt{3}$