document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=452309>Question 452309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the values of b and c in the following equation if the roots of the equation are {-6, -1}: x^2 + bx + c = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the roots are x = -6 and x = -1, then we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+6)(x+1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using FOIL, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 7x + 6 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, b = 7, c = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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