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When a trinomial is factored as (x+p)(x+q), what is the product of p and q?

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The answer is the coefficient of the x-tem of the trinomial
User Danechkin
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hello :
(x+p)(x+q)= (x+p)² = x²+xq +xp +pq
x² + (p+q)x +pq .... is the trinomial is factored as (x+p)(x+q),
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