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1959 AHSME Problem 27
Which one of the following is not true for the equation ix^2-x+2i=0, where i=\sqrt{-1} \begin{array}{l} \textbf{(A)}\ \text{The sum of the roots is 2} \qquad \\ \textbf{(B)}\ \text{The discriminant is 9}\qquad \\ \textbf{(C)}\ \text{The roots are imaginary}\qquad \\ \textbf{(D)}\ \text{The roots can be found using the quadratic formula}\qquad \\ \textbf{(E)}\ \text{The roots can be found by factoring, using imaginary numbers} \end{array}
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