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IKMC 2027 - Grades 11-12 - Self-study SET 4 - Thematic Batch 3 Question 12

IKMC · IKMC 2027 - Grades 11-12 - Self-study SET 4 - Thematic Batch 3

Question 12

Alice notices that all sign choices for the terms x²,5 x,6 give quadratic equations with integer roots; for example x²+5 x+6=0 has roots −2,−3 and −x²−5 x+6=0 has roots 1,−6. She seeks other expressions x²+bx+c with the same property. Which listed value can c definitely not take?

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