SOLUTION: What is the sum of the 2 real solutions to the equation x = 6 – x^2 ?
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Question 327983: What is the sum of the 2 real solutions to the equation x = 6 – x^2 ?
Answer by galactus(183) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There is a nice little trick to finding the sum of the solutions to a quadratic.
It is just
In this case, we have
You do not have to solve and then add the solutions. Just use this little 'formula'.
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