College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter R - Section R.5 - Factoring Polynomials - R.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 57: 47

Answer

$(x+5)(x+2)$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: A trinomial of the form $x^2+bx+c$ can be factored if there are integers $d$ and $e$ such that $c=de$ and $b=d+e$. The trinomial's factored form will be: $x^2+bx+c=(x+d)(x+e)$ The given trinomial has $b=7$ and $c=10$. Note that $10=5(2)$ and $7=5+2$. This means that $d=5$ and $e=2$ Thus, the factored form of the trinomial is: $(x+5)(x+2)$
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