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by deloitte247 » Sat May 19, 2018 5:01 pm
$$x^2+px+q=0\ \left(have\ roots\ a,b\right)$$
$$a+6=-p$$
$$ab=q$$
$$a^2+pa+q=0$$
$$x^2+px-r=0\ \left(have\ roots\ g,d\right)$$
$$g+d=-p$$
$$gd=-r$$
$$\left(a-g\right)\left(a-d\right)=a^2-\left(g-d\right)a+gd$$
$$=-q-r$$
$$Option\ C\ is\ the\ answer$$
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