Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Factoring Trinomials Whose Leading Coefficient is 1 - Exercise Set - Page 437: 89

Answer

Does not make sense.

Work Step by Step

The factors are expressions that represent real numbers. Multiplication of real numbers is commutative (changing order does not affect the result). So we can safely switch the order, the factorization remains correct. Does not make sense.
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