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In solving a prolem that reduces to a quadratic equation. One student makes a mistake in the constant term and obtain 8 and 2 for rotos. Another student makes a mistake only in the dcorfficient of first degree term and finds - 9 and - 1 for roots.The correct equation is

A

`x^(2) + 10x + 9=0`

B

`x^(2)-10x + 16=0`

C

`x^(2) -10x + 9 = 0`

D

None of the above

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