document.write( "Question 1206304: Write the equation in standard form y = ax^2 + bx + c if the roots ar 3 and - 6 and it passes through (2, -8)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A. y = x^2 - 3x - 18\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Write the equation in standard form \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the roots are \"3\" and \"-6\" and it passes through (\"2\",\"+-8\"), use root product equation\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=a%28x-x%5B1%5D%29%28x-x%5B2%5D%29\"...plug in all given values
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8=a%282-3%29%282-%28-6%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8=a%28-1%29%288%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=-8%2F-8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+1%2Ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c\" use root \"3+\" again\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+3%5E2+%2B+b%2A3+%2B+c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3b%2B9%2Bc\"....eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+1%2Ax%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c\" use root \"-6\" again\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%28-6%29%5E2+%2B+b%2A%28-6%29+%2B+c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-6b%2B36%2Bc\"....eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3b%2B9%2Bc=-6b%2B36%2Bc\"...solve for \"b\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3b%2B6b=36-9%2Bc-c\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9b=27\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+x%5E2+%2B+bx+%2B+c\" ....substitute b and given point (\"2\", \"-8\")
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8+=+2%5E2+%2B+3%2A2+%2B+c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8+=+4+%2B+6+%2B+c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-8+=+10+%2B+c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=-8-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=-18\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your equation is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+x%5E2+%2B+3x+-18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: C
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