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Sum and Product of Roots

This document discusses the sum and product of roots formula for quadratic equations. It provides examples of writing quadratic equations given the roots, solving for the coefficients of quadratic equations based on the sum and product of roots, and checking solutions using the sum and product of roots formula.

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Sum and Product of Roots

This document discusses the sum and product of roots formula for quadratic equations. It provides examples of writing quadratic equations given the roots, solving for the coefficients of quadratic equations based on the sum and product of roots, and checking solutions using the sum and product of roots formula.

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Sum and Product

of Roots
Sum & Product of Roots

If the roots of ax  bx+c=0


2

with a  0 are s1 and s 2 ,

b c
then s1  s 2  and s1  s 2 
a a
Write a Quadratic Equation-Ex.#1

Write a quadratic equation that has roots 7  2i and 7+2i


s1  7  2i s2  7  2 i
s 1  s2  (7  2i )  (7  2i )  14
s1 s2  (7  2i )(7  2i )  49  14i  14i  4i  53
2

14 b 53 c
If  and  then
1 a 1 a
a  1, b   14 and c  53
ax 2  bx  c  0

1x  14 x  53  0
2
Write a Quadratic Equation – Ex. #2
3
Write a quadratic equation that has roots s1  s2  5
8
3 3 40 37 3 15
s 1  s2  5   s1 s2  5
8 8 8 8 8 8

37 b 15 c
If  and  then a  8, b   37 and c  15
8 a 8 a

ax 2  bx  c  0

8 x  37 x  15  0
2
Solve each equation.
Check using sum and product of the roots.

Using the quadratic formula 3 x 2  10 x  3  0


10  ( 10) 2  4(3)(3) 1
x  3,
2(3) 3

10 3
s1  s2  s1 s2  1 or
3 3 It CHECKS !
therefore a  3, b  -10 and c  3
3 x 2  10 x  3  0
Write a quadratic equation whose roots
satisfy the following conditions.

1 5
The sum of the roots is . The product of the roots is
6 21
b 1 c 5 You must change the
  denominators to common
a 6 a 21 denominators.

b 7 c 10 ax 2  bx  c  0
 
a 42 a 42
42 x 2  7 x  10  0
Solve the following quadratic equations
and check using the
sum and products of the roots!

3  105
1. 4x  3 x  6  0
2 1.
8
3  65
2. 7x 2  3 x  1  3 2.
14

3. 81x 2  4  36 x 3.
2
9

4. x 2  7 x  3  0 4.
7  37
2
5. 15x  2c  8  0
2 4 2
5. , 
5 3

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