SOLUTION: I need a little help if anyone has a few moments. I need to write a quadratic equation with these two answers: x=1 or x=6 Any help would be great. I just seem to be getting these

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Question 433863: I need a little help if anyone has a few moments. I need to write a quadratic equation with these two answers:
x=1 or x=6
Any help would be great. I just seem to be getting these wrong.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I need to write a quadratic equation with these two answers:
x=1 or x=6
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If x=1 is a solution, x-1 is a factor.
If x=6 is a solution, x-6 is a factor.
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Your equation:
f(x) = (x-1)(x-6)
f(x) = x^2 -7x+6
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Cheers,
Stan H.