document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702568>Question 702568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The roots of a quadratic are -7 and -2.  What is the equation of the quadratic function? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If a is a root, x-a is a factor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = (x--7)(x--2) = (x+7)(x+2) = x^2 + 9x + 14<BR>\n" );
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