The given solutions of the quadratic equation:
x = 4 and x = -1
First we make them factors of the equation:
x= 4 becomes:
[tex]x-4\text{ = 0}[/tex]and x = -1 becomes:
[tex]x\text{ + 1 = 0}[/tex]So (x-4) and (x+1) are the factors.
To get the general quadratic equation, we would expand the factors
[tex]\begin{gathered} (x-4)(x+1)\text{ = 0 } \\ x(x+1)\text{ -4(x+1) = 0} \\ x^2+x\text{ -4x-4 = 0} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} Adding\text{ like terms} \\ x^2-3x-4\text{ = 0} \end{gathered}[/tex]The general quadratic equation:
[tex]x^2\text{ - 3x - 4 = 0}[/tex]