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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hey guys, help me factor this x^2+21x+100

OpenStudy (mertsj):

It is prime

OpenStudy (mertsj):

There are no factors of 100 whose sum is 21

OpenStudy (anonymous):

25 and 4 would work if it were a -100 at the end.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea...cause 25 and 4 can not give me product of 100 and sum of 24

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You can check also by using quadratic formula - if it yields irrational solutions, then the quadratic is prime.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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