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What will be the coefficient of (x^2) in ( (x-2)(x+5)(x-7) )?

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Correct answer: (-4)

The direct answer is A: the coefficient of \\(x^2\\) is \\(-4\\). To see this clearly, first multiply \\((x-2)(x+5)=x^2+3x-10\\). Now multiply by \\((x-7)\\). The \\(x^2\\) terms come from \\(x^2(-7)=-7x^2\\) and \\(3x(x)=3x^2\\). Their sum is \\(-7+3=-4\\), so the coefficient is \\(-4\\). Equivalently, in three monic factors \\((x+a)(x+b)(x+c)\\), the coefficient of \\(x^2\\) is \\(a+b+c\\); here \\(-2+5-7=-4\\). Option A is correct. B has the wrong sign. C is the product of selected constants and is not the x-squared coefficient. D comes from an incorrect combination and has the wrong value. Do not confuse the coefficient of \\(x^2\\) with the constant term, which would be \\((-2)(5)(-7)\\).

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