What are the roots of y = x2 – 3x – 10?

To find the roots, set y equal to 0 and factor: x² − 3x − 10 = (x − 5)(x + 2). Setting each factor to zero gives x = 5 or x = −2. The roots are −2 and 5, which is choice B.

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