CAT 2021 Linear and Quadratic Equations — Previous Year Question
Year
CAT 2021
Section
Quantitative
Topic
Linear and Quadratic Equations
Difficulty
Medium
Question
Slot-2
Meera and Sarika attempted to solve a quadratic equation in x. Sarika made a mistake in reading the coefficient of x and obtained the roots as 12 and 16. Meera made a mistake in reading the constant term of the equation. She obtained the roots as -22 and -6. The correct root(s) is (are):
(A) -16 (B) -12 (C) 12 (D) 16
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) and (B) only
(A) and (C) only
(C) and (D) only
(B) and (D) only
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