SOLUTION: Can you help? This take home exercise has me stumped: Write the quadratic equation, given the solution: (3/5, 2/7) Thank you.

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Question 110772: Can you help? This take home exercise has me stumped:
Write the quadratic equation, given the solution: (3/5, 2/7)
Thank you.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Do things backwards.
x=3/5, x=2/7
(x-(3/5))(x-(2/7))=0
x^2-(3x/5)-(2x/7)+(6/35)=0
-(3/5)-(2/7)=-(21/35)-(10/35)=-31/35
x^2-(31x/35)+(6/35)=0
Ed