Lösung 2.3:4a
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| - | { | + | <math>x^{2}+ax+b=0</math> | 
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| + | and then try to choose the constants  | ||
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| + | and  | ||
| + | <math>b</math> | ||
| + | in some way so that  | ||
| + | <math>x=-\text{1 }</math> | ||
| + | and  | ||
| + | <math>x=\text{2 }</math> | ||
| + | are solutions. But a better way is to start with a factorized form of a second-order equation, | ||
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| + | <math>\left( x+1 \right)\left( x-2 \right)=0</math> | ||
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| + | If we consider this equation, we see that both  | ||
| + | <math>x=-\text{1 }</math> | ||
| + | and  | ||
| + | <math>x=\text{2 }</math> | ||
| + | are solutions to the equation, since  | ||
| + | <math>x=-\text{1 }</math> | ||
| + | makes the first factor on the left-hand side zero, whilst  | ||
| + | <math>x=\text{2 }</math> | ||
| + | makes the second factor zero. Also, it really is a second order equation, because if we multiply out the left-hand side, we get | ||
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| + | <math>x^{2}-x-2=0</math> | ||
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| + | One answer is thus the equation | ||
| + | <math>\left( x+1 \right)\left( x-2 \right)=0</math>, or   | ||
| + | <math>x^{2}-x-2=0</math>. | ||
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| + | NOTE: There are actually many answers to this exercise, but what all second-degree equations that have  | ||
| + | <math>x=-\text{1 }</math> | ||
| + | and  | ||
| + | <math>x=\text{2 }</math> | ||
| + | as roots have in common is that they can be written in the form | ||
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| + | <math>ax^{2}-ax-2a=0</math> | ||
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| + | where  | ||
| + | <math>a</math> | ||
| + | is a non-zero constant. | ||
Version vom 09:14, 21. Sep. 2008
A first thought is perhaps to write the equation as
\displaystyle x^{2}+ax+b=0
and then try to choose the constants 
\displaystyle a
and 
\displaystyle b
in some way so that 
\displaystyle x=-\text{1 }
and 
\displaystyle x=\text{2 }
are solutions. But a better way is to start with a factorized form of a second-order equation,
\displaystyle \left( x+1 \right)\left( x-2 \right)=0
If we consider this equation, we see that both 
\displaystyle x=-\text{1 }
and 
\displaystyle x=\text{2 }
are solutions to the equation, since 
\displaystyle x=-\text{1 }
makes the first factor on the left-hand side zero, whilst 
\displaystyle x=\text{2 }
makes the second factor zero. Also, it really is a second order equation, because if we multiply out the left-hand side, we get
\displaystyle x^{2}-x-2=0
One answer is thus the equation
\displaystyle \left( x+1 \right)\left( x-2 \right)=0, or  
\displaystyle x^{2}-x-2=0.
NOTE: There are actually many answers to this exercise, but what all second-degree equations that have \displaystyle x=-\text{1 } and \displaystyle x=\text{2 } as roots have in common is that they can be written in the form
\displaystyle ax^{2}-ax-2a=0
where 
\displaystyle a
is a non-zero constant.
 
		  