SOLUTION: Write the quadratic equation whose roots are −4 and 3, and whose leading coefficient is 5.

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Question 924080: Write the quadratic equation whose roots are −4 and 3, and whose leading coefficient is 5.
Found 2 solutions by Theo, josmiceli:
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the roots are x = -4 and 3, then the factors are (x+4) and (x-3)
your equation is (x+4)(x-3) = 0
multiply these factors out to get:
x^2 -3x + 4x - 12 = 0 which simplifies to:
x^2 + x - 12 = 0
multiply both sides of this equation by 5 to get:
5x^2 + 5x - 60 = 0
that's your equation.
the graph of that equation is shown below:

the equation that this was derived from has the same roots as shown below:

that's the graph of x^2 + x - 12 = 0

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


are solutions

The solutions are:
(1)
and
(2)
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(1)
(2)
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Subtract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
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and
(1)
(1)
(1)
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The equation is:

check:



Multiply both sides by

OK


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