Given f(x) = x² – 5x – 4

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A Given f(x) = x² – 5x – 4
d.)
What can you conclude from your answer about the location of the zeros in relation to h?
e.)
Use the quadratic formula to prove your conjecture (above) for the general quadratic
9(z) =
ax? + bx + c
Transcribed Image Text:A Given f(x) = x² – 5x – 4 d.) What can you conclude from your answer about the location of the zeros in relation to h? e.) Use the quadratic formula to prove your conjecture (above) for the general quadratic 9(z) = ax? + bx + c
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Given that the  function f(x) = x2 - 5x - 4 

We need to solve the equation

by using quadratic formula,

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