SOLUTION: write a quadratic trinomial that cannot be factored over the integers

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Question 1030552: write a quadratic trinomial that cannot be factored over the integers
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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write a quadratic trinomial that cannot be factored over the integers
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(x-(1/2))(x+(3/4)) = x^2 + [(3/4)-(1/2)]x - (3/8)
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= x^2 + (x/4) - (3/8)
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Cheers,
Stan H.