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Dividing a square by three factors


Factoring Quadratic Trinomials

If x1 and x2 are solutions of a quadratic equation, the quadratic trinomial can be expressed as the product of linear factors:

\begin{align} ax^{2}+bx+c&=a(x-x_{1})(x-x_{2})\\ \end{align}


where,

x1, x2— roots of the quadratic trinomial.

If c=0:

\begin{align} ax^{2}+bx&=x(ax+b)\\ \end{align}


Reduced Quadratic Equation

When the quadratic equation is factored, the equation takes the following form:

$$x^{2}+px+q=(x-x_{1})(x-x_{2})$$


The equations also hold when x1 = x2.


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