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What is the correct factorised form of \(n^2-3n-28\)?

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Correct answer: \((n-7)(n+4)\)

The direct answer is A: \((n-7)(n+4)\). For \(n^2+bn+c\), find two numbers whose product is \(c\) and whose sum is \(b\). Here the product must be \(-28\), and the sum must be \(-3\). The numbers \(-7\) and 4 satisfy these conditions: \((-7)(4)=-28\) and \(-7+4=-3\). Therefore, \(n^2-3n-28=(n-7)(n+4)\). Expanding gives \(n^2+4n-7n-28=n^2-3n-28\). Option B has product \(-28\) but sum 3, producing \(+3n\). Option C has product \(-28\) but sum \(-12\), not \(-3\). Option D has product 28, not \(-28\), and so cannot give the negative constant. Memory cue: a negative constant means the two numbers have opposite signs; use the sign of the middle coefficient to decide which number is negative.

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Quadratic FactorisationNegative ConstantMiddle TermInteger PairsFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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