How do you find the sum of the roots of: $x^2-5x+12=0$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-09T22:31:09

$5$

The sum of roots of given quadratic equation: $x^2-5x+12=0$ is given as

$-\frac{\text{coefficient of} \ x}{\text{coefficient of }\ x^2$

$=-\frac{(-5)}{1}$

$=5$

How do you find the sum of the roots of: x^2-5x+12=0x^2-5x+12=0?