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$\"x%5E2+%2B+5x+%2B+9+=+0\"$ . Find the products of roots.
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document.write( "In any polynomial of even degree the product of the roots\r\n" );
document.write( "is always the constant term divided by the coefficient of\r\n" );
document.write( "the largest exponent of the variable. (For odd-degree\r\n" );
document.write( "polynomials it's the same, but with the sign changed).\r\n" );
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document.write( "The constant term is  and the coefficient of the\r\n" );
document.write( "largest exponent, , is , so the product of the roots \r\n" );
document.write( "is  or \r\n" );
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