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I am confused on what they are asking here? Any help?

I am confused on what they are asking here? Any help?-example-1

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They are asking for the sign of the second polynomial root. We know that roots are obtained by either subtracting or adding th square root of b (according to the quadraic formula) in the final answer. So the answer is a+ the square root of b.
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I think they are looking for a +, maybe

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