factorability of a trinomial
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How would you use this procedure (factoring a quadratic expression with leading coefficient a = 1) to determine if a given polynomial is prime, that is, determine that it cannot be factored into a product of two linear polynomials
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To determine the factorability of a trinomial in the form ax2 + bx + c when a = 1 we need to find the factors of c. As an example lets look at:
x2 + x - 20
a = 1
b = 1
c = -20
Since a = 1, all we need to ...
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