Question

\[x^2-(ab-14)x+a^{\log_2(b)}-32=0\]Two roots of a quadratic equation for \(x\) are 16 and 2 where \(0 \lt a \lt b\). What is the value of \(a+b\)?

Answer 1

\[x^2-sx+p=0\]

Answer 2

I have no idea. There are a couple I've been confused about how to solve, and this is one of them, lol.

Answer 3

@ParthKohli @ganeshie8

Answer 4

Have you tried plugging in 16 and 2 to that equation to get a system of 2 equations?

Answer 5

I am stuck here