document.write( "Question 616452: For which of the following equations is it true that the sum of the roots equals the product of the roots?\r
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document.write( "A. x^2 - 4 = 0\r
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document.write( "B. x^2 - 2x +1 = 0\r
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document.write( "C. x^2 - 4x + 4 = 0\r
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document.write( "D. x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0\r
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document.write( "E. x^2 + 4x + 4 = 0\r
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document.write( "This is a question from a Practice Subject Test I'm taking. The roots of what? How would you compare the sum of the said roots and the product of them? This confuses me.\r
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document.write( "Thank you very much for any help you can give me! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #387684 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x*y=x+y \n" ); document.write( "A) roots are -2 and 2 \n" ); document.write( "-2*2=-4 \n" ); document.write( "-2+2=0 \n" ); document.write( "no \n" ); document.write( "B)1 and 1 \n" ); document.write( "1*1 not equal to 2 \n" ); document.write( "no \n" ); document.write( "C)x=2 and 2 \n" ); document.write( "2*2=2+2 \n" ); document.write( "yes \n" ); document.write( "D)3 and 2 \n" ); document.write( "3*2 not equal 3+2 \n" ); document.write( "no \n" ); document.write( "E) \n" ); document.write( "-2 and -2 \n" ); document.write( "no \n" ); document.write( "C) is the only answer \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |