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Reasoning: Explain why you cannot factor the trinomial.
HINT: Consider factors of ac with a sum of b.
Reasoning: To factor the trinomial 8x² + bx + 3, a student correctly rewrites the trinomial as 8x² + px + qx + 3.
What is the value of pq? Enter only a number.
Compare and Contrast: How is factoring a trinomial ax² + bx + c different for a ≠ 1 and a = 1? How is it similar?
Reflection: Math Success