WAEC - Mathematics (2022 - No. 44)
If the equations x\(^2\) - 5x + 6 = 0 and x\(^2\) + px + 6 = 0 have the same roots, find the value of p.
5
6
-5
-6
Explicació
If "x" is the same for both equations, then they are equivalent.
(i.e., the equations have same roots), then the equations are equivalent.
Then p = -5