document.write( "Question 447037: Write a quadratic equation that has as solutions the given pair of numbers: -7/2 and 1/4. Please help, I don't have the slightest idea where to begin. \n" ); document.write( "

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Write a quadratic equation that has as solutions the given pair of numbers: -7/2 and 1/4.
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\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"-7%2F2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"1%2F4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Which come from the factors
\n" ); document.write( "(2x + 7) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(4x - 1) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "FOIL: (2x+7)*(4x-1)
\n" ); document.write( "y = 8x^2 - 2x + 28x - 7
\n" ); document.write( "y = 8x^2 + 26x - 7; is the quadratic equation for these two solutions
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\n" ); document.write( "Did that make some sense to you?
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