SOLUTION: Create a quadratic equations with the solutions -5 and -3. The answer was x^2 + 8x + 15 =0 Totally lost how they got the answer!

Question 968908: Create a quadratic equations with the solutions -5 and -3.
The answer was x^2 + 8x + 15 =0
Totally lost how they got the answer!

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the factored form. You are interested in a format .

Your two possible solutions are to be -5 and -3.
Using Zero Product Rule,

, a factored form of the quadratic equation you want. If you want the general form, then just perform the multiplication.
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