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Factorisable quadratics
The quadratic $x^2+4x+3$ factorises as $(x+1)(x+3)$. In both the original quadratic and the factorised form, all of the coefficients are integers.
The quadratic $x^2-4x+3=(x-1)(x-3)$ similarly factorises with all of the coefficients being integers.
How many quadratics of the following forms factorise with integer coefficients? Here, $b$ is allowed to be any integer (positive, negative or zero). For example, in part a, $b$ could be $-7$, since $(x-2)(x-5)=x^2-7x+10$.
This time, it is the constant which is allowed to vary.
How many quadratics of the following forms factorise with integer coefficients? Here, $c$ is allowed to be any positive integer.
Generalising
Can you generalise your answers to the above questions?