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Worksheet No. 3 Worksheet No. 3
The Sum and Product of Roots of Quadratic Equations The Sum and Product of Roots of Quadratic Equations

I. Given the roots below, write the equation using the sum and product of the roots. I. Given the roots below, write the equation using the sum and product of the roots.
ROOTS EQUATION ROOTS EQUATION
-5 and -2 -5 and -2

-3 and -3 and

and and


and and

II. Given the sum and product of the roots, write a quadratic equation. II. Given the sum and product of the roots, write a quadratic equation.
SUM PRODUCT EQUATION SUM PRODUCT EQUATION
8 12 8 12
3 3


-2 -2

III. Use the sum and product rule to determine if the two given values are the roots III. Use the sum and product rule to determine if the two given values are the roots
of the quadratic equation. of the quadratic equation.

1. Are the roots of + = ? 1. Are the roots of + = ?

2. Are
the roots of + = ? 2. Are
the roots of + = ?

3. Are the roots of + = ? 3. Are the roots of + = ?

4. Are the roots of + = ? 4. Are the roots of + = ?