SOLUTION: A quadratic equation produced the solutions x= -3 and x= -1/2. What is the TRINOMIAL equation that gives these answers?

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Question 196227: A quadratic equation produced the solutions x= -3 and x= -1/2. What is the TRINOMIAL equation that gives these answers?
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A quadratic equation produced the solutions x= -3 and x= -1/2. What is the TRINOMIAL equation that gives these answers?
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It's always (x - ??)*(x - ??) where the ??'s are the solutions.
--> (x + 3)*(x + 1/2) = 0
(x+3)*(2x+1) = 0
2x%5E2+%2B+7x+%2B+3+=+0