If and are the roots of , what is ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B. 13

  1. Step 1: Sum , product , so .
Answer
13.
Why not the others: 25: squares the sum only. 37: adds instead of subtracting. 5: gives the sum of roots.

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