SOLUTION: ax^2-(2a+1)x+(a+1)=0 Then the product x1x2 is equal to: I know I have to use the quadratic formula: x=-b+-sqrt of b^2-4ac/2a Ahhhh this is a hard one

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Question 100943: ax^2-(2a+1)x+(a+1)=0
Then the product x1x2 is equal to:
I know I have to use the quadratic formula: x=-b+-sqrt of b^2-4ac/2a
Ahhhh this is a hard one

Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if you mean the product of the roots, it is the constant term (a+1) divided by the coefficient of the squared term (a)
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