Examples with solutions for Factoring Trinomials: True / false

Exercise #1

The decomposition of the previous trinomial:

x2+16x+64=0 x^2+16x+64=0

is (x+8)(x+8)=0 (x+8)(x+8)=0

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Answer

True

Exercise #2

The decomposition of the previous trinomial:

x2+3x18=0 x^2+3x-18=0

is (x+6)(x3)=0 (x+6)(x-3)=0

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Answer

True

Exercise #3

The decomposition of the previous trinomial:

x2+x20=0 x^2+x-20=0

is (x+2)(x10)=0 (x+2)(x-10)=0

Video Solution

Answer

Not true

Exercise #4

The decomposition of the previous trinomial:

x25x+6=0 x^2-5x+6=0

is (x5)(x+6) (x-5)(x+6)

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Answer

Not true