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Question 636078: I am having some difficulties on this. I know I should know this.
Factor the trinomial. s^2-35^2-28s
Thanks for the help.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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This trinomial is prime over the rationals. To factor over the reals, set it equal to zero, solve the resulting quadratic equation for the two irrational real roots (call them and for purposes of this discussion), and then express your two factors as and

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