Find the range of $a$ for the following quadratic equation.

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$f(x) = x^2 +(a+3)\lvert x \rvert + 4 = 0$

This is the quadratic equation They have given condition that find the range of $a$ for which the roots are real

So what I did was

$D\geq 0$

Solved the condition and got

$(a+7)(a-1) \geq 0$

So $a \in (-\infty , -7] \cup [1,\infty)$

But the given key is only $a \in (-\infty , -7]$

Could someone explain where I went wrong so $[1,\infty)$ does not come in the solution

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$f(x) = x^2 +(a+3)\lvert x \rvert + 4 = 0$

If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are roots of the equation,

$\alpha + \beta = - (a+3)$

$\alpha \beta = 4$

If $a \gt - 3, $ the quadratic has both negative roots but $|x|$ cannot be negative.

Hence the only solution that works is $a \in (-\infty , -7)$