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algebra senior

Problem

For to be a factor of , the values of and must be, respectively:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let the other quadratic be , where . Multiply the two quadratics to get Since have no term and no term, the coefficients of these terms must be zero. Substitute and back to get Thus, and , so the answer is .
Final answer
D