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Revision as of 10:06, 24 July 2024
Problem
In the equation 
, the sum of the roots is 
and the product of the roots is 
.
Then 
and 
have the values, respectively:
Solution
Let the roots of the given equation be 
and 
. Then, by Vieta's Formulas, we have the following:
\begin{align*}
\frac{h}{2} = r+s = 4 &\rightarrow h = 8 \\
\frac{2k}{2} = rs = -3 &\rightarrow k = -3 \\
\end{align*}
Thus, our answer is 
.
See also
| 1957 AHSC (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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