Sum and Product of Roots

Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
You are on page 1of 7

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 2i
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 7 x 3 0
2
4.
7 37
2
5. 15x 2c 8 0
2 4 2
5. ,
5 3

You might also like