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Which is the correct factorised form of \(x^2−4x−45\)?

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Correct answer: (x-9)(x+5)

Direct answer: A, (x−9)(x+5). For x²+bx+c, find two numbers whose product is c and whose sum is b. Here their product must be −45 and their sum must be −4. The numbers −9 and +5 satisfy both conditions: (−9)(5)=−45 and −9+5=−4. Therefore x²−4x−45=(x−9)(x+5). Expanding A gives x²+5x−9x−45=x²−4x−45. Option B gives x²+4x−45 because the middle signs combine to +4x. Option C gives x²−12x−45, so the middle coefficient is wrong. Option D gives x²−44x−45, also incorrect. Since the constant is negative, the two numbers must have opposite signs; the negative number must have the larger absolute value because the sum is negative. Memory cue: check both product and sum, not just the constant term.

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Trinomial FactorisationSigned FactorsQuadratic ExpressionsClass 9 MathematicsFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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