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The quadratic function

The discriminant

Product and sum of roots


The general equation to find the product and sum of roots can be expressed:

x 2( + ) x+=0
This relationship works for any quadratic equation
However, this is not always how questions are expressed, so a more general
equation is:
2

x + bx+ c=0
And:

+ =

And:

c
a

b
a

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