suppose you can factor x^2+bx+c as (x+p)(x+q). If c<0, what could be possible values of p and q?

a. p=-3 ,q=7
b. p=11 ,q=4
c. p=-2 ,q=-5
d. p=1 ,q=10

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c. p=-2 ,q=-5
you wrong
as before,
since c=pq, that means that p and q have opposite signs.