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  2 i
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