Question

Find a quadratic polynomial with ¼ as the sum of zeroes and -1 as the product of the zeroes

pls explain with steps thank you!

Answer 1

Answer:

In terms of zeroes of the polynomial, the polynomial is

x^2- sum.x+ product

x^2-(1/4)x+(-1)

x^2-x/4-1

multiply throughout by 4, you will get

4x^2 -x -4 This is the answer