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23 April, 02:45

When asked to factor the trinomial 4x^2+20x+25, a student gives the answer (2x-5) (2x-5). What is one thing wrong with this answer?

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  1. 23 April, 03:23
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    When factored out you would get 4x^2-20x+25 you don't want a - 20x you want a + 20x so you would want (2x+5) (2x+5) instead
  2. 23 April, 04:54
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    The minus signs should be plus signs
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