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Neil and Chris were trying to solve the quadratic equation
x^2 + bx + c = 0.
Neil wrote down the wrong value of b (but his value of c was correct), and found the roots to be 1 and 6. Chris wrote down the wrong value of c (but his value of b was correct), and found the roots to be -1 and -4. What are the actual roots of x^2 + bx + c = 0?
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Neil found 1 and 6 this means (x-1)(x-6) x^2 - 7x + 6
Chris found -1 and -4 this means (x+1)(x+4) = x^2 + 5x + 6
If the correct values are in red then the equation must be x^2 + 5x + 6 which factors to (x+3)(x+2) roots -3 and - 2
+105 thanks !! but i entered 2 and 3 as a list, and it marked me wrong. do you know what's up?
+37146 Sorry...made a basic mistake in my answer,,,,corrected answer above 
+37146 YOU are right....I edited my answer above to correct my mistake !!!!
