The roots of are and . What is the value of ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A.

  1. Step 1: From the equation, and .
  2. Step 2: Use .
  3. 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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