document.write( "Question 369791: I need help with a quadratic problem, I am having trouble with this because it doesn't make sense to me at first.\r \n" );
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document.write( "If b and a are the two roots of x^2-5x+3=0, then what is(a+b)(ab)=?\r \n" );
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document.write( "What I do not understand is, to factor x^2-5x+3=0 the products of 3, have to equal the sum of -5.\r \n" );
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document.write( "But it doesn't work out.\r \n" );
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document.write( "I used an online calculator to figure out the roots are: 5+sqroot(17)/2 and 5-sqroot(17)/2\r \n" );
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document.write( "In order to get the answer of\r \n" );
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document.write( "(a+b)(ab) would I just multiply those?\r \n" );
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document.write( "Help is appreciated, this is on my quiz next week. \n" );
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