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I don't really get that the solution of two reciprocals should be -1 here. I tought it is always 1. Can anyone help me understand what I am missing?
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I don't really get that the solution of two reciprocals should be -1 here. I tought it is always 1. Can anyone help me understand what I am missing?


Hi Erikay,

It is mentioned in question that two roots are reciprocal to each other and opposite sign

two roots x and -1/x
product = -1
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