SOLUTION: how do you write a quadratic function in standard form for this set of zeros: 5 and -1

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Question 411742: how do you write a quadratic function in standard form for this set of zeros: 5 and -1
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how do you write a quadratic function in standard form for this set of zeros: 5 and -1
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From the roots we can derive two factors:
(x-5)(x+1)
FOIL
x^2 + x - 5x - 5
which is
y = x^2 - 4x - 5