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What are the factors of \(x^2-11x+30\)?

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Correct answer: \((x-5)(x-6)\)

The direct answer is A: \(x^2-11x+30=(x-5)(x-6)\). For a monic quadratic \(x^2+bx+c\), find two numbers whose product is \(c\) and whose sum is \(b\). Here the product must be 30 and the sum must be −11. Since the product is positive, the numbers have the same sign; since the sum is negative, both are negative. The pair −5 and −6 works: \((-5)(-6)=30\) and \(-5+(-6)=-11\). Expanding A gives \(x^2-6x-5x+30=x^2-11x+30\). B gives a positive middle term, \(+11x\), so its sign is wrong. C has product 30 but sum −13, not −11. D has product 30 but sum +13. The useful warning is to check both conditions, not only the product. The signs of the constant and middle terms quickly tell whether the pair should be positive or negative.

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