The summation of the two roots of a quadratic equation is called the sum of the roots of a quadratic equation.
$ax^2+bx+c = 0$ is a quadratic equation in standard algebraic form. It has two solutions, known as roots. If the two roots of this quadratic equation are denoted by $\alpha$ and $\beta$, then they can be expressed in terms of the literal coefficients of three monomials of this quadratic equation.
$\alpha = \dfrac{-b + \sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac}}{2a}$
$\beta = \dfrac{-b \,- \sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac}}{2a}$
Add the two roots of the quadratic equation to obtain the summation of them.
$\alpha + \beta$ $=$ $\dfrac{-b + \sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac}}{2a}$ $+$ $\dfrac{-b \,- \sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac}}{2a}$
$\implies$ $\alpha + \beta$ $=$ $\dfrac{-b + \sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac} -b \,- \sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac}}{2a}$
$\implies \require{cancel} \alpha + \beta$ $=$ $\dfrac{-b + \cancel{\sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac}} -b \,- \cancel{\sqrt{b^{\displaystyle 2} \,-\, 4ac}}}{2a}$
$\implies \alpha + \beta = \dfrac{-\, b -b}{2a}$
$\implies \alpha + \beta = \dfrac{-2b}{2a}$
$\implies \require{cancel} \alpha + \beta = -\dfrac{\cancel{2}b}{\cancel{2}a}$
$\,\,\, \therefore \,\,\,\,\,\, \alpha + \beta = -\dfrac{b}{a}$
Therefore, the sum of the two roots of the quadratic equation is $-\dfrac{b}{a}$ for the quadratic equation $ax^{\displaystyle 2} + bx + c = 0$.
Find the summation of roots of the quadratic equation $4x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0$.
Compare the given quadratic equation with $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$. The values of $a = 4$, $b = 5$ and $c = 6$.
The summation of roots of quadratic equation is $–b/a$.
$-\dfrac{b}{a} = -\dfrac{5}{4}$
Therefore, the addition of the roots of the quadratic equation $4x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0$ is $-\dfrac{5}{4}$.
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