document.write( "Question 663668: find a quadratic equation having the given roots.\r \n" );
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document.write( "{1/4-sqrt(-5)/4, 1/4+ sqrt(-5)/4}\r \n" );
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document.write( "the 4 is not under the radical sign. \n" );
document.write( "in the book it shows 1+i sqrt5 and 1-i sqrt5 all divided by 4\r \n" );
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document.write( "I had an answer on another site of: \r \n" );
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document.write( " -a = Sum of roots \n" );
document.write( " b = Product of roots.\r \n" );
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document.write( " So in this case, \n" );
document.write( " a = -1/4 \n" );
document.write( " b = 6/4 = 3/2\r \n" );
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document.write( " Therefore the equation is x2 - x/4 + 3/2 = 0 \n" );
document.write( "But when I put this in a quadric equation solver it is not correct. I get a=-1/2 but that doesn't work either. \n" );
document.write( "Thank you!\r \n" );
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