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Select the two binomials that are factors of this trinomial. x^2-3x-28 help please I really bad need it

Select the two binomials that are factors of this trinomial. x^2-3x-28 help please-example-1
User Shereef
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Answer: x+7 and x-4

Explanation:

x^2+3x-28

x+7 and x-4

User Brainbag
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Answer:


(x-7)(x+4)

Explanation:

To factor the equation, break it into two binomials which multiply to make the equation. To write these binomials (x+a)(x+b), find factors which multiply to -28 and add to -3 for a and b.

28: 1,2,4,7,14,28

-7+4 = -3


x^2-3x-28 = (x-7)(x+4)

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