WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Expressions Involving the Roots of a Quadratic

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a
10
b
9
c
-3
l =
1
20
(-9-
201
)
m =
1
20
(-9+
201
)
l+m = -
9
10
lm = -
3
10
1
lm
= -
10
3
l
m
+
m
l
= -
47
10
This Demonstration shows some quantities related to the roots
l
and
m
of the quadratic equation
a
2
x
+bx+c=0
.