SOLUTION: Write a quadratic equation that has the following solutions.
a. 1 and -2
b. 0 and 3
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Question 607754: Write a quadratic equation that has the following solutions.
a. 1 and -2
b. 0 and 3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'll do part a) to get you started
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 confirms the answer.
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