SOLUTION: find the equation whose sum is -5 and product is 10

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Question 1199802: find the equation whose sum is -5 and product is 10
Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 + 5x + 10 = 0.         ANSWER


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Wording in your post is INCORRECT.

A correct wording is as follows: 

    write a quadratic equation such that the sum of its roots is -5 and the product of the roots is 10.