CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA Q16 Equations

Question 16 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2018 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer.

If u2 + (u−2v−1)2 = −4v(u + v), then what is the value of u + 3v?
  1. A
    \(\frac{1}{4}\)
  2. B
    \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  3. C
    0
  4. D
    -\(\frac{1}{4}\)

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