SOLUTION: Write a quadratic in the variable x having the given number as solutions. Type the equation in standard form, ax^2 + bx + c =0 The solutions are -5,2.

Algebra ->  Rational-functions -> SOLUTION: Write a quadratic in the variable x having the given number as solutions. Type the equation in standard form, ax^2 + bx + c =0 The solutions are -5,2.      Log On

Hi, 

The factor theorem states that a polynomial f(x) has a factor (x - k) 

if and only if f(k) = 0.

solutions for this quadratic equation are -5,2

then

(x+5)(x-2) = 0

x^2 +3x -10 = 0