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SAT Math Practice Question #22538 - SATify | SATify

#22538

algebra

quadratic equations

Vieta's Formulas

medium

90 sec

Suppose that $a$ and $b$ are nonzero real numbers, and that the equation $x^{2} + a x + b = 0$ has solutions $a$ and $2 b$ . Then the pair $(a, b)$ is

A.

$(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2})$

B.

$(- \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2})$

C.

$(\frac{1}{2}, - \frac{1}{2})$

D.

$(- \frac{1}{2}, - \frac{1}{2})$

E.

$(1, - \frac{1}{2})$