Recall:

Determine the roots of each quadratic equation using any method.

1. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 x1 = ________ x2 = ________

What is the sum of the roots of the given equation?

What is the product of the roots of the given equation?

2. 2x2 – 3x – 20 = 0 x1 = ________ x2 = ________

What is the sum of the roots of the given equation?

What is the product of the roots of the given equation?

Recall:
Determine the roots of each quadratic equation using any method.
1. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 –3
x1 = ________ –4
x2 = ________

What is the sum of the roots of the given equation? –7

x1 + x2 = ________

What is the product of the roots of the given equation? 12

x1 ● x2 = ________

2. 2x2 – 3x – 20 = 0 4
x1 = ________ x2 = ________

What is the sum of the roots of the given equation? x1 + x2 = ________

What is the product of the roots of the given equation? –10

x1 ● x2 = ________
 SUM AND PRODUCT OF THE ROOTS OF A
QUADRATIC EQUATION

If x1 and x2 are the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0,

then

sum of the roots : x1 + x2 =

product of the roots : x1 ● x2 =

sum of the roots : x1 + x2 = product of the roots : x1 ● x2 =

Determine the roots of each quadratic equation using any method.

1. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 –3
x1 = ________ –4
x2 = ________

What is the sum of the roots of the given equation? –7

x1 + x2 = ________

What is the product of the roots of the given equation? 12

x1 ● x2 = ________

2. 2x2 – 3x – 20 = 0 4
x1 = ________ x2 = ________

What is the sum of the roots of the given equation? x1 + x2 = ________

What is the product of the roots of the given equation? –10

x1 ● x2 = ________
TRY THIS:
Find the sum and product of the roots of each equation.

1. 3x2 – 15x – 2 = 0 2. 9x2 = 5 – 3x

5
x1 + x2 = ______ x1 + x2 = ______

x1 ● x2 = ______ x1 ● x2 = ______
CLASS WORK:
Find the sum and product of the roots of each equation.

1. x2 – 2x – 3 = 0 x1 + x2 = ______ x1 ● x2 = ______

2. x2 = 10x – 25 x1 + x2 = ______ x1 ● x2 = ______

3. 2x2 + 5x + 7 = 0 x1 + x2 = ______ x1 ● x2 = ______

4. 3m2 – 2 = 15m m1 + m2 = ______ m1 ● m2 = ______

5. 6y2 + 12y = – 4 y1 + y2 = ______ y1 ● y2 = ______

CLASS WORK:
Find the sum and product of the roots of each equation.

1. x2 – 2x – 3 = 0 2
x1 + x2 = ______ –3
x1 ● x2 = ______

2. x2 = 10x – 25 10
x1 + x2 = ______ 25
x1 ● x2 = ______

3. 2x2 + 5x + 7 = 0 x1 + x2 = ______ x1 ● x2 = ______

4. 3m2 – 2 = 15m 5
m1 + m2 = ______ m1 ● m2 = ______

5. 6y2 + 12y = – 4 –2
y1 + y2 = ______ y1 ● y2 = ______