SOLUTION: Please help.I need to know if I did this right?Thank you! 2.If x = 1 and x = -8, then form a quadratic equation. (x-1)(x-(-8))=0 (x-1)=0 (x-(-8))=0 x-1=0 x=-1 (x

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Question 165018This question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra
: Please help.I need to know if I did this right?Thank you!
2.If x = 1 and x = -8, then form a quadratic equation.
(x-1)(x-(-8))=0
(x-1)=0
(x-(-8))=0
x-1=0
x=-1
(x-(-8)=0
(x+8)=0
x+0
x=-8
x=-8,-1
This question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra

Answer by MRperkins(300) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not quite.
You are trying to get this into a quadratic equation which is:x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
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you have the right idea with the first part of your problem.
You wrote:
(x-1)(x-(-8))=0
However, you need to multiply these and get a function of x in which ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0
So, FOIL and get x%5E2%2B8x-x-8=0
Combine like terms
x%5E2%2B7x-8=0
ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0
So:
a=1
b=7
c=(-8)
Now plug these numbers into the quadratic equation
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:x+=+%28-%287%29+%2B-+sqrt%28+%287%29%5E2-4%2A%281%29%28-8%29%29+%29%2F%282%2A%281%29%29+
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