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What are the factors of x² + 2x − 15?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: (x + 5)(x − 3)

The direct answer is A: (x + 5)(x − 3). For x² + 2x − 15, find two integers whose product is −15 and whose sum is +2. The required numbers are +5 and −3. Therefore x² + 2x − 15 = (x + 5)(x − 3). Expanding gives x² − 3x + 5x − 15 = x² + 2x − 15. Option A matches both the middle and constant terms. Option B uses −5 and +3, whose sum is −2, so it gives x² − 2x − 15. Option C gives a middle coefficient −14, not +2. Option D has product (+3)(+5) = +15, but the constant must be −15. Memory cue: a negative constant means the two factor numbers have opposite signs; the positive middle coefficient tells us that the larger absolute value must be positive.

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Signed TrinomialFactorisationSplit Middle TermQuadratic ExpressionsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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