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Unit 2 Discussion Example Post 3: Reply to Another Classmate Hi Classmate. a) Your post 1 had the trinomial form of x2 + 15x + 26 Your post 2 had the factored form of (x + 2)(x + 13) I will choose a value for the walkway. x = 1.25 feet Evaluating the trinomial form with x = 1.25 feet: (1.25)2+ 15(1.25) + 26 = 46.3125 square feet Using the factored form with x = 1.25 feet: (1.25 + 2) (1.25 + 13) = (3.25)(14.25) = 46.3125 square feet 13) Both areas evaluated to the same result! This shows that the factored form is indeed equal to the trinomial form. A good double check! \f