document.write( "Question 873518: I have my answer for a quadratic equation, but I don't know what number goes first. My answer is x1=4 and x2=2. would the answer be: {4,2} or {2,4}. I am a 10 year old doing algebra \n" ); document.write( "

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I assume these x-values are the roots
\n" ); document.write( "of the quadratic
\n" ); document.write( "You must have done something like this:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+ax%5E2+%2B+b%2Ax+%2B+c+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+0+=+ax%5E2+%2B+b%2Ax+%2B+c+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then you got:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+0+=+%28+x%5B1%5D+-+4+%29%2A%28+x%5B2%5D+-+2+%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Note that you set $\"+y+=+0+\"$ first, and
\n" ); document.write( "then found that
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5B1%5D+=+4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x%5B2%5D+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Are the values that make this last equation true
\n" ); document.write( "So, the roots are at the points:
\n" ); document.write( "( 4,0 ) and ( 2,0 )\r
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