Question 1 • CMS 2026-2027 NC Math 1 CREDIT RECOVERY
An equation with solutions m = −5 and m = 9 has factors (m + 5) and (m − 9), since each factor equals zero at one of those values. Setting their product equal to zero gives (m + 5)(m − 9) = 0. This is choice A.
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