Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134463216
Author: Robert F. Blitzer
Publisher: PEARSON
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The algebra teacher wrote on a blackboard a quadratic equation of the form x2 - Ax + B = 0. In
copying this careless student erroneously transposed the two digits of B as well as the plus
and minus signs. However, one of the roots was the same. What was this root? (Assume both A
and B are integers)
3
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-4
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Transcribed Image Text:The algebra teacher wrote on a blackboard a quadratic equation of the form x2 - Ax + B = 0. In copying this careless student erroneously transposed the two digits of B as well as the plus and minus signs. However, one of the roots was the same. What was this root? (Assume both A and B are integers) 3 -2 -4
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