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Find all integers $n$ such that the quadratic $7x^2 + nx - 11$ can be expressed as the product of two linear factors with integer coefficients.

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Answer:

The all integer values of n are -76, -4, 4, 76

Explanation:

∵ The factors of 7 are 1 and 7

∵ The factors of 11 are 1 and 11

- The last term of the quadratic is negative, that means the two

linear factors have different middle sign

∴ The factors are (7x ± 1)(x ± 11) OR (7x ± 11)(x ± 1)

Let us take one by one

The middle term of the quadratic is the sum of the product of nears and ext-reams

In (7x + 1)(x - 11)

∵ The product of ext-reams is 7x × -11 = -77x

∵ The product of nears is 1 × x = x

∵ Their sum is -77x + x = -76x

∴ n = -76

In (7x - 1)(x + 11)

∵ The product of ext-reams is 7x × 11 = 77x

∵ The product of nears is -1 × x = -x

∵ Their sum is 77x + -x = 76x

∴ n = 76

In (7x + 11)(x - 1)

∵ The product of ext-reams is 7x × -1 = -7x

∵ The product of nears is 11 × x = 11x

∵ Their sum is -7x + 11x = 4x

∴ n = 4

In (7x - 11)(x + 1)

∵ The product of ext-reams is 7x × 1 = 7x

∵ The product of nears is -11 × x = -11x

∵ Their sum is 7x + -11x = -4x

∴ n = -4

The all integer values of n are -76, -4, 4, 76

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