Question

Write a quadratic equation in the form x, squared, plus, b, x, plus, c, equals, 0x
2
+bx+c=0 that has the following roots:
Roots: , left curly bracket, minus, 10, comma, minus, 7, right curly bracket
Roots: {−10,−7}

Answer 1

If the roots are -10 and -7, the monic quadratic is (x + 10)(x + 7) = 0.
Expanding gives x^2 + 17x + 70 = 0.