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What is the first step when factoring the trinomial

What is the first step when factoring the trinomial-example-1

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I would go with Option B, List the factors of the constant term.

For ax² + bx + c, you would find the factors of A * C that would add up to B. So if term A is a 1, you would just take the factors of term C, the constant.
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