Hi! I’ve been trying to solve this. The answer is C, but I thought the roots have to be a pair and then add up to b (in this case, k). So, that would need to be -2, given that the problem gives you the information that one of the roots is 3.
What does K being a constant mean in this context?
Thank you so much!!
If roots are given then the easiest way is to plug and solve it:
x^2+kx-6=0
Plugging x=3
3^2+3k-6=0
9-6+3k=0 \text{ or }3+3k=0
3k=-3 \text{ or }\textbf{k=-1}
3+3(-1) =0
0=0
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Thank you so much!!