⁦Sum and product of roots, hidden quadratics, line meets parabola⁩

⁦Read the sum and product of the roots from the coefficients, solve an x to the fourth equation by a change of letter, and find where a line meets a parabola⁩.

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الدليل

⁦If x٢ + bx + c = ٠ has roots r and s, then (x − r)(x − s) = x٢ − (r + s)x + rs⁩. ⁦So the roots add to r + s = −b and multiply to rs = c⁩. ⁦For ax٢ + bx + c = ٠⁩: ⁦sum −b ÷ a, product c ÷ a⁩. ⁦You can read these without finding the roots⁩.

⁦Some equations are not quadratics but turn into one⁩. ⁦In x٤ − ٥x٢ + ٤ = ٠ let u = x٢; then u٢ − ٥u + ٤ = ٠⁩. ⁦Solve for u first, then use x٢ = u to find x⁩.

⁦A line and a parabola meet where their y values are equal⁩. ⁦Set the two expressions for y equal; you get a quadratic, and each root of it is the x of a meeting point⁩.

⁦In each task, mark the roots or x values with points on the number line⁩.