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Identifying Binomial First Terms in Workspace Area Factoring

A facilities manager is verifying the dimensions for a modular office space with a floor area represented by the expression $3x^2 + 5x + 2. When using the trial and error method to factor this expression into two binomials, what are the only two terms that can be placed as the first terms in the binomial factors to yield the leading term $3x^2?

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