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What is the correct factorised form of a² − 7a + 12?

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Correct answer: (a − 3)(a − 4)

Answer: B, (a − 3)(a − 4). For a² − 7a + 12, find two integers whose product is 12 and whose sum is −7. The numbers −3 and −4 work because (−3)(−4) = 12 and −3 + (−4) = −7. Thus a² − 7a + 12 = (a − 3)(a − 4). Expanding gives a² − 4a − 3a + 12 = a² − 7a + 12. Option A has positive numbers and expands to a² + 7a + 12, so its middle sign is wrong. Option C has the correct signs but gives a² − 8a + 12, so the middle coefficient is wrong. Option D expands to a² + 8a + 12, wrong in both the sign and the middle coefficient. Since the constant term is positive and the middle term is negative, both integer factors must be negative. Memory cue: positive product plus negative sum means both numbers are negative.

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Quadratic FactorisationInteger FactorsSignsPolynomialsClass 9 MathematicsFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematics

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