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Factor the trinomial below. Enter each factor as a polynomial in descending order x2 + 13x + 40

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x^2 + 13x + 50

= x^2 + 8x + 5x + 40

= x(x + 8) + 5(x + 8)

= (x + 5)(x + 8)

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