Answer:
(p - 6)(p + 2).
Explanation:
Factoring p² - 4p - 12.
Note that -6 * 2 = -12 and -6 + 2 = -4 so the answer is:-
(p - 6)(p + 2)
consider the product of the factors of the constant term which sum to give the coefficient of the p- term
product = - 12 and sum = - 4
The factors are - 6 and + 2
p² - 4p - 12 = (p - 6)(p + 2)
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