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What is the factorised form of x² − 10x + 21?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (x − 3)(x − 7)

Answer: A, (x−3)(x−7). For a monic quadratic x²+bx+c, find two numbers whose product is c and whose sum is b. Here the product must be 21 and the sum must be −10. The numbers −3 and −7 satisfy both conditions: (−3)(−7)=21 and −3+(−7)=−10. Therefore x²−10x+21=(x−3)(x−7). Expanding A gives x²−7x−3x+21=x²−10x+21. B gives a positive middle term, x²+10x+21, so its signs are wrong. C gives x²−22x+21, so the sum is incorrect. D gives x²−10x+24, so its middle term is right but its constant term is wrong. Memory cue: with a positive constant and a negative middle coefficient, both integer factors are negative.

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Quadratic FactorisationFactor PairsNegative Middle TermClass 9 MathematicsFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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