SOLUTION: If x2 - 13x + 42 = (x + A)(x + B), then A + B = -42 -1 13 42 none of these

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Question 59665: If x2 - 13x + 42 = (x + A)(x + B), then A + B =
-42
-1
13
42
none of these

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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none of the above because the factors are -6, -7 which add up to -13