SOLUTION: Write a quadratic equation that has integer coefficients and has as solutions the given pair of numbers.5/6 and 1/2

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Question 694777: Write a quadratic equation that has integer coefficients and has as solutions the given pair of numbers.5/6 and 1/2
Answer by Ave(106) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not sure if there is a better way to do this but just work it backwords
x=5/6
6x=5
6x-5=0
and
x=1/2
2x=1
2x-1=0
(2x-1)(6x-5)=0 foil
12x^2-10x-6x+5=0
12x%5E2-16x%2B5=0