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What are the factors of \(12a^2-7a-10\)?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: \((4a-5)(3a+2)\)

The direct answer is D: \((4a-5)(3a+2)\). Multiply the first terms: \(4a\cdot3a=12a^2\). Multiply the last terms: \((-5)(2)=-10\). Now calculate the cross-products: \(4a\cdot2=8a\) and \((-5)(3a)=-15a\). Their sum is \(8a-15a=-7a\), so the complete expansion is \(12a^2-7a-10\). Option A gives a middle term \(-14a\), so it is incorrect. Option B gives \(12a^2-26a+10\), with both the middle and constant terms wrong. Option C gives \(12a^2-26a-10\), so only its constant term matches. D matches all three terms. A reliable method is to check the leading product, constant product, and then the signed cross-products; signs must be retained throughout.

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Quadratic FactorisationMiddle-Term SplittingSigned MultiplicationAlgebraFactorisationExploring Algebraic IdentitiesMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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