Question

The product of the roots of 8x² - 2x = 1 is: -1/8 1/8 1/4

Answer 1

`ax^2+bx+c=0\\\\x_1\cdot x_2=(c)/(a)`

We have:

`8x^2-2x=1\ \ \ |-1\\\\8x^2-2x-1=0\\\\a=8;\ b=-2;\ c=-1\\\\x_1\cdot x_2=(-1)/(8)=-(1)/(8)`