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Sammy factored the polynomial x2 + x - 6. She came up with the factors of

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shepuryov [24]2 years ago

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Answer:

(x+3) and (x-2) are the correct factors

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If we expand (x-3)(x-2), we see that it equates to x²-5x+6, which is not what we want. The correct factors would be (x+3)(x-2) since the middle term's coefficient becomes 1 as 3-2=1 whereas -3-2=-5.

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