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Problem
Consider 
, where 
and 
are positive numbers. If the roots of this equation differ by 1, then equals
$\text{(A) } \sqrt{4q+1}\quad \text{(B) } \q-1\quad \text{(C) } -\sqrt{4q+1}\quad \text{(D) } q+1\quad \text{(E) } \sqrt{4q-1}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution
See also
| 1970 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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