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In solving a quadratic equation `x^(2) + px + q = 0` a student made a mistake in copying the coefficient of x and obtined the root as 4, -3 but one of the actual roots is 2 what is the difference between the actual and wrong values of the coefficients of x ?

A

5

B

4

C

7

D

46

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Quadratic equation with `4,-3` as root is `x^(2)`
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