Question

Write a quadratic equation in standard form with
`(3)/(4)` an -5 as its roots

Answer 1

Knowing the roots first write the equation in factored form:

(X - 3/4)(x +5) = 0

Now use the FOIL method ( multiply each term in one set of parentheses by each term the other set:

X•x + x•5 -3/4•x -3/4•5

Simplify:

X^2 + 5x -3/4x -3 3/4

Combine like terms:

X^2+ 4 1/4x - 3 3/4