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What are the correct factors of a² + 7a + 12?

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Correct answer: (a + 3)(a + 4)

The direct answer is C: (a + 3)(a + 4). For a monic quadratic a² + ba + c, find two numbers whose product is c and whose sum is b. Here the product must be 12 and the sum must be 7. The numbers 3 and 4 satisfy both conditions: 3 × 4 = 12 and 3 + 4 = 7. Thus a² + 7a + 12 = a² + 3a + 4a + 12 = (a + 3)(a + 4). Option A has product 12 but sum 13, giving a² + 13a + 12. Option B has product 12 but sum 8, giving the wrong middle coefficient. Option D has product 12 but sum −7, producing a² − 7a + 12. Memory cue: for a² + ba + c, the pair must satisfy both sum = b and product = c.

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Trinomial FactorisationMiddle TermQuadratic ExpressionAlgebraFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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