document.write( "Question 1145284: if a and B are the roots of a quadratic equation 2x^2+5x+k=0 where k is constant
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if a and B are the roots of a quadratic equation 2x^2+5x+k=0 where k is constant
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document.write( "Use the fact that that for any quadratic equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "px² + qx + r = 0,  where |p| > 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of the roots is -q/p and the product of the roots is r/p.\r\n" );
document.write( "So we have this system of 3 equations and 3 unknowns.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You can solve that for all 3 unknowns by substitution.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Any questions?  Ask me below and I'll get back to you by email.\r\n" );
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