What is the sum of the roots of ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B.

  1. Step 1: For the sum of the roots is .
  2. Step 2: .
Answer
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Why not the others: : The sign of was dropped. : This is the product of the roots. : The coefficient was not divided by .

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