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Which of the following expressions has a factor of , where is a positive integer constant?
Which of the following expressions has a factor of x + 2 b , where b
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Equivalent Expressions — Factoring trinomials and special products. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice D is correct. Since each choice has a term of , which can be written as , and each choice has a term of , which can be written as , the expression that has a factor of , where is a positive integer constant, can be represented as . Using the distributive property of multipliion, this expression is equivalent to , or . Combining the x-terms in this expression yields . It follows that the coefficient of the x-term is equal to . Thus, from the given choices, must be equal to , , , or . Therefore, must be equal to , , , or , respectively, and must be equal to , , , or , respectively. Of these four values of , only , or , is a positive integer. It follows that must be equal to because this is the only choice for which the value of is a positive integer constant. Therefore, the expression that has a factor of is .
Choice A is incorrect. If this expression has a factor of , then the value of is , which isn't positive.
Choice B is incorrect. If this expression has a factor of , then the value of is , which isn't an integer.
Choice C is incorrect. If this expression has a factor of , then the value of is , which isn't an integer.
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