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Formation of a Quadratic Equation From It's Roots

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if α and β are the zeroes of x²+5x+8 then find the value of α + β

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if α and β are the zeroes of ax^2+bx+c then the value of sum of roots α + β = - b/a
Product of roots αβ = c/a
So here α + β = - 5/1 = - 5

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