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Please help! Binomial Factors of Trinomials. The binomials shown below will be multiplied to produce a quadratic trinomial. (x+p)(x+q)Which part of the trinomial will equal the sum of p and q?

Please help! Binomial Factors of Trinomials. The binomials shown below will be multiplied-example-1
User Glech
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In this case, we'll have to carry out several steps to find the solution.

Step 01:

Data:

(x + p)(x + q)

Step 02:

binomials and trinomials:

(x + p)(x + q) = x² + qx + px + pq

(px + qx) = (p + q)x

The answer is:

The coefficient of the x-term

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