Question

What are the solutions of the following?

2x2 + 26x + 80

Your answer:

{5,8}


{-5,-8}


{4,10}


{-4, -10}

Answer 1

(-5, -8)

Explanation:

The expression can be divided by 2 to give ...

x² +13x +40

The solutions to this will have a product of 40 and a sum of -13, the opposite of the x-coefficient. All of the offered choices have a product of 40, but only (-5, -8) has a sum of -13.