SOLUTION: 1) Explain how you might go about constructing a quadratic equation whose solutions are -5 and 7. 2) The connection between the graph and the equation is an important and he

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Question 413114: 1) Explain how you might go about constructing a quadratic equation whose solutions are -5 and 7.
2) The connection between the graph and the equation is an important and helpful one! Briefly discuss the effect of the sign of the coefficient a on the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c. Please include two examples of graphs to support your thoughts, one where a < 0 and one where a > 0. (It is encouraged but not required to include the graphs of your examples in your post. If you do not include the actual graphs, please describe your examples in detail with words.)
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Hi

1) Explain how you might go about constructing a quadratic equation whose solutions are -5 and 7.

  The factor theorem states that a polynomial f(x) has a factor (x − k) if and only if f(k) = 0. 

 f(x) = (x+5)(x-7) = 0

 f(x) = x^2 -2x -35



2) Effects of coeficient a on graph of y = a^2 + bx + c

  a > 0  Parabola opens upward (blue)

For example: x^2 + 2x + 1

   a < 0  Parabola opens downward (green)

For example: - x^2 + 2x + 1 



 

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