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MATH / Find all values of b for which the equations 1988x²+bx+8891=0 and 8891x²+bx+1988=0 have a common root. Enter all the possible values of b, separated by commas.

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Find all values of bb for which the equations 1988x2+bx+8891=01988x^2 + bx + 8891 = 0 and 8891x2+bx+1988=08891x^2 + bx + 1988 = 0 have a common root. Enter all the possible values of b,b, separated by commas.
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Find all values of b for which the equations 1988x²+bx+8891=0 and 8891x²+bx+1988=0 have a common root.

Enter all the possible values of b, separated by commas.
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Find all values of $b$ for which the equations $1988x^2 + bx + 8891 = 0$ and $8891x^2 + bx + 1988 = 0$ have a common root.

Enter all the possible values of $b,$ separated by commas.

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Level 5

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Intermediate Algebra

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