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Riya says that x² + 7x + 12 = (x + 3)(x + 4). Why is her statement correct?

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Correct answer: Because 3 + 4 = 7 and 3 × 4 = 12

The correct answer is A: 3 + 4 = 7 and 3 × 4 = 12. Multiply the binomials step by step: (x + 3)(x + 4) = x·x + x·4 + 3·x + 3·4 = x² + 4x + 3x + 12 = x² + 7x + 12. For a monic quadratic x² + bx + c, we look for two numbers whose sum is b and whose product is c. Here the numbers 3 and 4 have sum 7 and product 12. Option B reverses these two conditions, and 3 × 4 is not 7. Option C incorrectly uses a difference; 3 − 4 is −1, not 7. Option D also gives false relationships: 3 + 4 is 7, not 12, and 3 − 4 is −1. Memory cue: in (x + m)(x + n), the middle coefficient is m + n and the constant term is mn.

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Quadratic TrinomialFactorisationMiddle TermAlgebraic IdentitiesClass 9 MathematicsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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