Squaring the supplied relation gives $p^2/q^2+q^2/p^2+2=9$, so the intended answer is **7, B**. There is a source qualification: no positive integers meet the premise, since p/q would solve r²−3r+1 = 0 and be irrational. The algebraic result holds if positive real values were intended.
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