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The factors of (x^2-bx+18) are ((x-3)(x-6)). What is (b)?

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Correct answer: (9)

Direct answer: Option C is correct. Expand the given factors: \((x-3)(x-6)=x^2-6x-3x+18=x^2-9x+18\). Compare this with \(x^2-bx+18\). The coefficient next to \(x\) is \(-9\) in the expansion and \(-b\) in the question, so \(b=9\). Option A, 3, is only the first constant used in one factor. Option B, 6, is only the second constant used in the other factor. Option C is correct because the two constants add to 9 while their product is 18: \(3+6=9\) and \(3\times6=18\). Option D, 18, is the product of the constants and the constant term, not the coefficient \(b\). Be careful with signs: two factors containing negative constants produce a negative middle coefficient, written as \(-bx\), while \(b\) itself is positive. Memory cue: for \((x-p)(x-q)\), the \(x\) coefficient is \(-(p+q)\).

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