7. Kristoff needs to fill in the blanks below to factor x2 - 12x + 20. Which of the following is NOT true about the missing values? (x Xx ) a. The numbers must have a product of 20. b. The numbers must both be negative. c. The numbers must have a sum of 12. d. The numbers must have the same sign. a b d

7. Kristoff needs to fill in the blanks below to factor x2 - 12x + 20. Which of the following is NOT true about the missing values? (x Xx ) a. The numbers must have a product of 20. b. The numbers must both be negative. c. The numbers must have a sum of 12. d. The numbers must have the same sign. a b d

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter8: Polynomials

Section8.5: Using The Distributive Property

Problem 51PPS

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