document.write( "Question 943216: Find the product of the solutions of this equation.
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In a quadratic equation with 0 on the right side,\r\n" );
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document.write( "If the coefficient of the term in x² is 1, then\r\n" );
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document.write( "1.  The coefficient of the term in x is -1 times the sum of the solutions.\r\n" );
document.write( "2.  The coefficient of the constant term in x is the product of the solutions.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We start with\r\n" );
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document.write( "8x² + 6x + 1 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "We can write an equivalent equation in which the x² term has coefficient 1\r\n" );
document.write( "by dividing through by 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "x² + x + 1 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "x² + x + 1 = 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the sum of the solutions is \r\n" );
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document.write( "And the product of the solutions is \r\n" );
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