1954 AHSME Problems/Problem 41

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Problem 41

The sum of all the roots of $4x^3-8x^2-63x-9=0$ is:

$\textbf{(A)}\ 8 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ -8 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ -2 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 0$

Solution

By Vieta's Formulas, $\frac{--8}{4}=2$, $\fbox{D}$