The roots of are and . What is the value of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: From the equation, and .
- Step 2: Use .
- Step 3: Substitute: .
Answer
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Why not the others: is only ; results from subtracting instead of ; results from subtracting .
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