SOLUTION: The solutions to a quadratic equation are -4 and 8. What is the quadratic equation?

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Question 195656: The solutions to a quadratic equation are -4 and 8. What is the quadratic equation?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=-4 or x=8 Start with the given solutions.


x%2B4=0 or x-8=0 Move the values to the left side


%28x%2B4%29%28x-8%29=0 Combine the equations using the zero product property


x%5E2-8x%2B4x-32=0 FOIL


x%5E2-4x-32=0 Combine like terms.


So the quadratic equation is y=x%5E2-4x-32