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Algebra.Com's Answer #289244 by richard1234(7193) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The sum of the roots of a quadratic in the form $\"ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c\"$ is $\"-b%2Fa\"$ and the product of them is $\"c%2Fa\"$ . Here, a = 2, b = -4, and c = 1, so the sum of the roots is $\"-b%2Fa+=+2\"$ and the product is $\"c%2Fa+=+1%2F2\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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