is the product of the roots (Vieta's theorem):

 =  =  = .


Hence, k =  = 11.


Thanks to @MathTherapy for pointing my typo in my previous version.

Product of the roots = 

Roots:  =====>  and  

We then get: 

Reducing, we get: 

 ------ Cross-multiplying

 

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