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Assertion (A) : There are two values of b so that x2 + bx - 24 is factorisable.

Reason (R) : Two values have:

Product = -24 and sum = 2.

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation for A.

  2. Both A and R are correct, and R is not the correct explanation for A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is true.

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Answer

Given: x2 + bx - 24

To factor such a quadratic, we look for two numbers that :

Multiply to get −24 (the constant term)

Add to b (the coefficient of the middle term)

Values of b such that their sum is 2 and product is -24 are 6 and -4.

So, reason (R) is true.

⇒ x2 + bx - 24

⇒ x2 + 6x - 4x - 24

⇒ x(x + 6) - 4(x + 6)

⇒ (x - 4)(x + 6)

So, assertion (A) is true and reason clearly explains assertion (A).

Hence, option 1 is the correct option.

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