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OpenStudy (umarsback):

Confused.

OpenStudy (umarsback):

Factor: x2 + 11x + 10 a) (x + 10)(x +1) b) (x + 11)(x + 10) c) (x + 2)(x + 5) d) prime

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Have you tried distributing all of the answers? One of them has to equal x2 + 11x + 10.

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

okay we need to know what adds up to 11 and a product of 10

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

10 and 1 10 + 1 = 11 10 x 1 = 10

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

easy right?

OpenStudy (umarsback):

Wow o:

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

that's the first thing that should come to mind whenever you are factoring trinomials with the leading coefficient as 1.

OpenStudy (umarsback):

writing that down^ thanks(:

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