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Factor each quadratic expression

Factor each quadratic expression-example-1
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Answer:

(x -1)(x -2)

Explanation:

You want factors of 2 that sum to -3. The positive sign on +2 tells you they both need to have the same sign. The only two negative integer factors of 2 do that.

2 = (-1)(-2) . . . . (-1) + (-2) = -3

Hence these are the numbers (-1, -2) that go in the binomial factors.

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