LuAnn and Bobby took the same algebra test

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Problem

LuAnn and Bobby took the same algebra test. Problem 5 asked them to find the solutions to a quadratic equation. LuAnn misread the constant term. She correctly found that the roots to her incorrect quadratic were −4-4 and 77. Bobby misread the linear term. He correctly found that the roots to his incorrect quadratic were −4-4 and 1010. What are the roots of the correct quadratic?

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