1970 AHSME Problems/Problem 14

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Problem

Consider $x^2+px+q=0$, where $p$ and $q$ are positive numbers. If the roots of this equation differ by 1, then $p$ 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

$\fbox{A}$

See also

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Problem 3
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Problem 14
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