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Ramesh and Mahesh solve an equation. In solving Ramesh commits a mistake in constant term and find the roots are 8 and 2. Mahesh commits a mistake in the coefficient of x and find the roots -9 and -1. The corret roots are

A

`-8,2`

B

9,1

C

9,-1

D

`-8,-2`

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