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Standard XII

Mathematics

Roots of a Quadratic Equation

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The coefficient of $x$ in the equation $x^{2} + p x + q = 0$ was wrongly written as $17$ in place of $13$ and the roots thus found was $- 2$ and $- 15$ .
Then the roots of the correct equation are

- 3, 10

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- 3, - 10

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3, - 10

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None of the above.

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Solution

The correct option is C $- 3, - 10$
$x^{2} + p x + q = 0 p = 13 q = (- 2) \times (- 15) = 30 x^{2} + 13 x + 30 = 0 (x + 3) (x + 10) = 0 x = - 10, - 3$

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