SOLUTION: write a quadratic equation in the variable x having the given numbers as solutions. Type the equation in standard form,ax^2+bx+c+0 The solutions are -5 and 1 I'm lost and could

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Question 563743: write a quadratic equation in the variable x having the given numbers as solutions. Type the equation in standard form,ax^2+bx+c+0
The solutions are -5 and 1
I'm lost and could use some help.
Thank You
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write a quadratic equation in the variable x having the given numbers as solutions. Type the equation in standard form,ax^2+bx+c+0
The solutions are -5 and 1
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y = (x+5)(x-1)
y = x^2+4x-5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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