Question

What should be the value of b in x ^ 2 + bx - 55 = 0 so that its solutions are -11 and 5? 6 16 6 16

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The quadratic equation can be written as (x - (-11))(x - 5) = 0. This can be expanded as (x + 11)(x - 5) = 0.

When we multiply this out, we get x^2 - 5x + 11x - 55 = 0, which simplifies to x^2 + 6x - 55 = 0.

Therefore, the value of b is 6.