Answer:
A. The sum of p and q
Explanation:
Given a trinomial whose factors are: (x+p) and (x+q).
To find the coefficient of x in the trinomial, we find the product of the factors as shown below:
[tex]\begin{gathered} (x+p)(x+q)=x^2+qx+px+pq \\ =x^2+(p+q)x+pq \end{gathered}[/tex]
As can be seen in the expansion above, the coefficient of the x term in the trinomial is the sum of p and q.
Option A is correct.
