SOLUTION: How do you find a quadratic equation if you are only given the solution? Write a quadratic equation for the given solutions: 1/4 and 0.

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Question 322198: How do you find a quadratic equation if you are only given the solution? Write a quadratic equation for the given solutions: 1/4 and 0.
Answer by galactus(183) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Those are the roots. When you factor a quadratic, don't you write it as
(x-a)(x-b)?. Where a and b are the roots. In this case, 1/4 and 0
Expand it out by FOILING or any other method you know. It's just a kind of reverse than factoring.