document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323158>Question 323158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One root of the equation 2x^3 – 5x^2 – 8x + d = 0 is the negative of another.  Compute d.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)  –10  (B) –4  (C)  8  (D)  20   (E)  24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x^2-a^2)(x+b)=2x^3+2bx^2-2a^2x-2a^2b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=-5/2, a=2, d=-2a^2b=20 </SPAN>\n" );
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