What is the sum of the roots of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: For the sum of the roots is .
- 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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