2024 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 10
Problem
What is the sum of the roots of
?
A)0 B)-1 C)1 D)-2 E)2
Solution 1
(joke problem but decided to answer it)The answer is . If you multiply the equation by x you get
. Now moving it to a quadratic you get
. Using Vieta's
is -
which is
.
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