SOLUTION: Which value of C in the equation y = x2 - 5x + C will provide zeros at x = -1 and x = 6? C = -6 C = -1 C = 1 C = 6

SOLUTION: Which value of C in the equation y = x2 - 5x + C will provide zeros at x = -1 and x = 6? C = -6 C = -1 C = 1 C = 6

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Question 983051: Which value of C in the equation y = x2 - 5x + C will provide zeros at x = -1 and x = 6?

C = -6
C = -1
C = 1
C = 6

Answer by ikleyn(52932) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

if x=-1 and x=6 are the roots of the polynomial , then

= = .

Hence, C = -6.

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