What happens to the two solutions of the quadratic equation if a is “close to,” but not equal to, 0? In other words: “As a → 0 while
b and c are held constant, do the two solutions approach limits as well?” The evaluation of the limits of the two solutions follows. In this analysis, we assume that a>0, since any quadratic equation with a0. Also, for the sake of simplicity, we consider only the case in which b>0.