document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307877>Question 307877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> By how much does the sum of the roots of the equation ( x + 1) (x - 3) = 0 exceed the product of its roots?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-1 and 3 are the roots of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum = -1+3= 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "product = 1*-3= -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2-(-3)= 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It exceeds by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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