If the zeros of the quadratic equation given above are x = -3 and x = 5, which of the following are factors of the quadratic?

Answer 1

A quadratic equation with factors (x – m) and (x – n) will have zeros m and n, because

y = a(x – m)(x – n) will equal zero when x = m or x = n.

So if a given quadratic equation has zeros m = –3 and n = 5, what are its factors?

Answer 2