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Write the given roots to quadraatic equation

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Answer:

It's like solving a quadratic, but in reverse, and in this case you'll arrive at x2+x−12=0

Step-by-step explanation:

We're going to go "backwards" with this problem - normally we're asked to take a quadratic equation and find the roots. So we'll do what we normally do, but in reverse:

Let's start with the roots:

x=3, x=−4

So let's move the constants over with the x terms to have equations equal to 0:

x−3=0, x+4=0

Now we can set up the equation, as:

(x−3)(x+4)=0

We can now distribute out the 2 quantities:

x2+x−12=0

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