SOLUTION: Can someone show me step by step how to solve this equation. thank you much in advance.. If x = 1 and x = -8, then form a quadratic equation thank you!!!!

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If x = 1 and x = -8, then form a quadratic equation

thank you!!!! This question is from textbook

Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Alan3354:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

and Start with the given solutions.

Get all terms to the left side in each case

and

Now use the zero product property in reverse to join the factors.

FOIL

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Answer:

So the polynomial with roots of and is

Notice how if we graph , we can visually verify our answer

Graph of with roots of and

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can someone show me step by step how to solve this equation. thank you much in advance..
If x = 1 and x = -8, then form a quadratic equation
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x=1
x=-8
x-1 = 0
x+8=0
(x-1)*(x+8) = 0
x^2 + 7x -8 = 0

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