SOLUTION: write a quadratic equation given the solutions X = 6 and X = -8

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Question 147118: write a quadratic equation given the solutions X = 6 and X = -8

Answer by nabla(475)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The word solution means that both 6 and -8 make a factored polynomial 0.
One such factorization would be:
(x-6)(x+8)=0

Now, expand that.
x^2+2x-48=0.

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