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How do you factor this equation?

How do you factor this equation?-example-1
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Answer:

The factored form of this equation is x(x + 4)(x + 3)

Explanation:

To start, we can pull out an x term, since each term has an x value in it.

x(x^2 + 7x + 12)

Now that we have this, we look for factors of the constant (12) that add up to the middle number (7). Then when we find them, we use them in parenthesis along with x. In this case, 4 and 3 satisfy those needs and therefore we can factor to the following.

x(x + 4)(x + 3)

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