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What are the factors of \(x^2-3x-18\)?

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Correct answer: \((x-6)(x+3)\)

Direct answer: A, \((x-6)(x+3)\). For a monic quadratic \(x^2+bx+c\), find two numbers whose product is \(c\) and whose sum is \(b\). Here their product must be \(-18\), and their sum must be \(-3\). The numbers are \(-6\) and \(+3\). Therefore \(x^2-3x-18=x^2-6x+3x-18=x(x-6)+3(x-6)=(x-6)(x+3)\). Option A is correct. B uses +6 and -3: their sum is 3, giving middle term \(+3x\), not \(-3x\). C uses -9 and +2: the sum is -7 and the product is -18, so the middle term is wrong. D uses -18 and +1: the sum is -17, also wrong. Memory cue: the product controls the constant term and the sum controls the middle coefficient; check both, not just one.

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TrinomialFactorisationSigned FactorsQuadratic ExpressionsExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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