Answer:
C. (x -11)
Step-by-step explanation:
The given trinomial is [tex]x^2 - 7x - 44[/tex]
Let's factor it. To find factor, we need to find the factors of -44 such that when you add them, we have to get -7
-44 = -11*4
- 7 = -11 + 4
so the correct factors are -11 and 4
Now we can write the middle term - 7x = -11x + 4x
[tex]x^2 - 7x - 44 = x^2 - 11x + 4x - 44[/tex]
Now let's group the first two terms and second two terms and factor it.
= x(x - 11) + 4(x - 11)
Here (x-11) is common factor, so we can take outside and rewrite.
= (x - 11)(x + 4)
So the factors are (x - 11) and (x + 4)
Answer is C. (x -11)
