How do you factor the trinomial $x^2 + 9x +14$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-10T12:08:22

$(x+2)(x+7)$

Find 2 values that add to give the coefficient of x and multiply to give the constant. In this case, 2 and 7.

How do you factor the trinomial x^2 + 9x +14x^2 + 9x +14?