How do you write a quadratic equation in standard form that has two solutions, 6, and -10 with the leading coefficient one?
1 Answer
Sep 29, 2016
Explanation:
We want an equation which equals
Our quadratic equation should be a product of expressions which are zero at the specified roots.
Consider
This equality holds if
And the equality holds if
Expanding this equation by the FOIL method, we get:
Combining like terms, we find our solution: