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algebra senior
Problem
What is the product of all constants such that the quadratic can be factored in the form , where and are integers?
Solution
If , then Therefore, we must have , and for any such and , we have . There are four pairs of integers that multiply to 15. They are 1 and 15 (which give ), 3 and 5 (which give ), and (which gives ), and -3 and -5 (which give ). The product of these four possible values of is
Final answer
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