Question

Factor the polynomial m^2 + 13m + 42​

Answer 1

(m+6)(m+7)

Consider the form  

x

2

+

b

x

+

c

. Find a pair of integers whose product is  

c

and whose sum is  

b

. In this case, whose product is  

42

and whose sum is  

13

.

6

,

7