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If (x^2+sx+35=(x+5)(x+7)), what is (s)?

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Correct answer: (12)

The direct answer is option C: \(s=12\). Multiply the two binomials term by term: \((x+5)(x+7)=x^2+7x+5x+35=x^2+12x+35\). Comparing this result with \(x^2+sx+35\), the coefficient of \(x\) is \(s=12\). Option A, 5, is only the first constant part and does not include the contribution from 7. Option B, 7, is only the second constant part and is also incomplete. Option C, 12, is correct because the middle coefficient is the sum \(5+7\). Option D, 35, is the product \(5\cdot7\), so it belongs to the constant term rather than the middle coefficient. This follows from the general identity \((x+a)(x+b)=x^2+(a+b)x+ab\). The signs matter: for two plus signs, both the middle coefficient and constant are positive. Exam cue: in a monic quadratic factored as \((x+a)(x+b)\), the middle coefficient is the sum and the last term is the product.

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