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Given r=b+b24ac2a and s=bb24ac2a. What is the value of $r+s$, simplified in terms of $a, b$, and $c$?

 Feb 24, 2021
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r and s are both the roots of the polynomial ax2+bx+c, so r+s is just the sum of the 2 roots. According to Vieta's formulas, that is equal to ba

 Feb 24, 2021

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