Home Competitions AHSME 1960 Problem 11
For a given value of k k k the product of the roots of x 2 − 3 k x + 2 k 2 − 1 = 0 x^2-3kx+2k^2-1=0 x 2 − 3 k x + 2 k 2 − 1 = 0
is 7 7 7 . The roots may be characterized as:
(A) integral and positive (B) integral and negative (C) rational, but not integral (D) irrational (E) imaginary \textbf{(A) }\text{integral and positive} \textbf{(B) }\text{integral and negative} \\ \textbf{(C) }\text{rational, but not integral} \textbf{(D) }\text{irrational} \textbf{(E) } \text{imaginary} (A) integral and positive (B) integral and negative (C) rational, but not integral (D) irrational (E) imaginary
Dataset text NuminaMath-1.5 . Quoted with source.
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