SOLUTION: Write a quadratic equation having the given numbers as -6 and -1

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Question 473239: Write a quadratic equation having the given numbers as -6 and -1
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Write a quadratic equation having the given numbers as -6 and -1
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f(x) = (x+6)(x+1)
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f(x) = x^2+7x+6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think you mean "having the given solutions as -6 and -1"


Solved by pluggable solver: Find A Quadratic Equation Given The Solutions


or Start with the given solutions.



or Get everything to one side so that only 0 remains on the right side (for both equations).



Use the zero product property to combine the equations.



FOIL out the left side.



So the answer is



To check your work, simply solve for x. Doing so will show you that the solutions are or , which confirm the answer.




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