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what are the roots of the quadratic equation
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12 Mar 2018, 16:53
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the roots of the equation x^2+3x-10=0. where α<β, an equation whose roots are α-1 and β+2 is?
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12 Mar 2018, 17:17
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awamy wrote:
the roots of the equation x^2+3x-10=0. where α<β, an equation whose roots are α-1 and β+2 is?
The question is not clear. Are α, β roots of \(x^2+3x-10=0\)? If so...
\(x^2+3x-10=0\) or \((x + 5)(x - 2)=0\) so α=-5 or β=2 ..... as α<β.
So α-1= -6 and β+2=4.
Hence the new equation \((x + 6)(x - 4)=0\) or \(x^2+ 2x - 24 =0\)
