SOLUTION: Given the quadratic equation: x^2 - 5x + 1 = 0. A. What is the sum of the roots? B. What is the product of the roots?

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Question 41103: Given the quadratic equation: x^2 - 5x + 1 = 0.
A. What is the sum of the roots?

B. What is the product of the roots?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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For x^2 - 5x + 1 = 0,
the sum of the roots is -b/a = 5/1 = 5
and the product of the roots is c/a = 1/1 = 1