SOLUTION: use the ac test to determine which of the following trinomials can be factored. find the values of m and n for each trinomial that can be factored. x^2-3x+7

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Question 109514: use the ac test to determine which of the following trinomials can be factored. find the values of m and n for each trinomial that can be factored.
x^2-3x+7

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use the ac test to determine which of the following trinomials can be factored. find the values of m and n for each trinomial that can be factored.
x^2-3x+7
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Think of two numbers whose product = AC = 1*7= 7
And whose sum = B = -3
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No two integers will satisfy these conditions so the
quadratic is considered to be not factorable using
the AC Method.
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It can be factored but not with the AC Method.
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Cheers,
Stan H.