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Can you factor this trinomial 9x^+10x+1=

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Answer:

(9x +1)(x +1)

Explanation:

The numbers in the binomial factors are factors of 9·1 that have a sum of 10. The factors 9 and 1 are such numbers.

One way to get from this fact to the final factoring is to rewrite the middle term as the sum of two terms:

9x^2 + 9x + x + 1

Now, you can factor by pairs:

(9x^2 +9x) +(x +1)

= 9x(x +1) + 1·(x +1)

= (9x +1)(x +1)

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