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, where a,b, and c are intergers(no fractions). S

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Question 414013: 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, where a,b, and c are intergers(no fractions). Solutions -3/8,5/8.
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quadratic equation with solutions -3/8,5/8

 (x+3/8)(x -5/8) = 0

 x^2 -2/8x - 15/64 = 0   |Multiplying thru by 64 so as alll denominators = 1

64x^2 - 16x - 15 = 0