Factor the Following Trinomial Assuming That All Variables Appearing as Exponents

question 90

Multiple Choice

Factor the following trinomial assuming that all variables appearing as exponents represent positive integers. $x ^ { 2 a } + 10 x ^ { a } + 24$

• A) \(\left( x ^ { a } + 6 \right) \left( x ^ { a } + 4 \right)\)
• B) \(\left( x ^ { a } - 6 \right) \left( x ^ { a } + 4 \right)\)
• C) \(( x + 6 ) ( x + 4 )\)
• D) \(\left( x ^ { a } + 6 \right) \left( x ^ { a } - 4 \right)\)
• E) \(\left( x ^ { a } - 6 \right) \left( x ^ { a } - 4 \right)\)

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