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2002 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 10

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Problem

Suppose that $a$ and $b$ are nonzero real numbers, and that the equation $x^2+ax+b=0$ has positive solutions $a$ and $b$. Then the pair $(a,b)$ is

$\mathrm{(A) \ } (-2,1)\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } (-1,2)\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } (1,-2)\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } (2,-1)\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } (4,4)$

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