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AHSME 1960 Problem 11

    For a given value of kk the product of the roots of x2−3kx+2k2−1=0x^2-3kx+2k^2-1=0 is 77. 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}

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