Problema Solution
Write an expression that gives a quadratic function that has roots of 17 and P, and whose quadratic coefficient is one.
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The quadratic function
f(x) = ax^2 + b*x + c
can be written in factored from
f(x) = a*(x - x1 )*( x - x2 ) where x1 and x2 are the roots of the quadratic equation.
in our case a = 1, x1 =17 , x2 = P so we have
f(x) = 1*(x - 17 )*( x - P)
f(x) = x^2 - P*x - 17*x + 17*P
f(x) = x^2 - (17 + P)*x + 17*P