SOLUTION: Factor completely. Remember that you can check by multiplying. If a polynomial is prime state this. x^2+7x+6

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Question 74307: Factor completely. Remember that you can check by multiplying. If a polynomial is prime state this.
x^2+7x+6
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Factor completely. Remember that you can check by multiplying. If a polynomial is prime state this.
x^2+7x+6
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Fill the blanks with two integers that multiply to give you the last term, +6. But add to give you the middle coefficient, +7.
1*6=6 1+6=7
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Check by multiplying:
x(x+6)+1(x+6)
x^2+6x+x+6
x^2+7x+6 We're right!!!!!
Happy Calculating!!!!