Factor the trinomial completely.
-$s^{2} t^{2}-7 s t+47$
A) $(s t-47)(s t-1)$
B) $(s t+47)(s t-1)$
C) Prime
D) $(s t-47)(s t+1)$

Name: Factor the trinomial completely. -$s^{2} t^{2}-7 s t+47$ A) $(s t-47)(s t-1)$ B) $(s t+47)(s t-1)$ C) Prime D) $(s t-47)(s t+1)$
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The trinomial $s^{2} t^{2}-7 s t+47$ cannot be factored into products of binomials with integer coefficients because there are no two numbers that multiply to $47$ (which is a prime number) and add up to $-7$.

Factor the Trinomial Completely s2t2−7st+47s^{2} t^{2}-7 s t+47s2t2−7st+47 A) (st−47)(st−1)(s t-47)(s t-1)(st−47)(st−1)

Factor the Trinomial Completely $s^{2} t^{2}-7 s t+47$ A) $(s t-47)(s t-1)$