SOLUTION: What is the product of the roots of the equation -2x^2 + 3x + 8 = 0
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Question 627079: What is the product of the roots of the equation -2x^2 + 3x + 8 = 0
Found 2 solutions by unlockmath, Alan3354:
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Best way to solve this is using the quadratic equation:
Plug in the numbers:
{x = (-3 +- sqrt( 9-4*(-2)*8 ))/(2*(-2) }
Answer is:
x=(3+sq rt 73)/-4
x=(3-sq rt 73)/-4
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is the product of the roots of the equation -2x^2 + 3x + 8 = 0
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c/a
= 8/(-2) = -4
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