Question

find a quadratic polynomial whose sum and product of the zeros are 21/8 and 5/16 respectively

Answer 1

let A ,B be the roots of the polynomial

givenA+B=21/8

AB= 5/16

the quadratic polynomial is

x^2-(A+B)x+AB=0

x^2-21/8 x+5/16=0

therefore the polynomial is 16x^2-42x+5=0

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