SOLUTION: Write a quadratic equation having the given numbers as solutions: -11 and -9. The quadratic equation is what =0?

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Question 325846: Write a quadratic equation having the given numbers as solutions: -11 and -9. The quadratic equation is what =0?
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If is a root of a quadratic equation, then is a factor of the quadratic trinomial. Hence, if and are the two roots, then just multiply the two factors and set the product equal to zero to make the desired quadratic equation.

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