Question

)In writing the equation in the form x2
+ px + q = 0 , a student makes a
mistake in writing the coefficient of x and gets the solution as 8 and
12.Another student makes mistake in writing the constant term and gets the
solution as 7 and 3.
a) What is the equation written by the first child ?
b) What is the equation written by the second child ?
c) Write the actual second degree equation.

Answer 1

Answer:

$a) \: {x}^{2} - 20x + 96 \\ b) \: {x}^{2} - 10x + 21 \\ c) \: {x}^{2} - 10x + 96$