Question

Nathan is attempting to factor the expression x2+13x+12. He writes out the following factor pairs of 12 and concludes that the expression is not factorable. Is he correct? Explain.

2 and 6
3 and 4

Answer 1

Nathan is incorrect. He forgot to include the factor pair 1 and 12. If he had done this, he would have found that the expression is factorable.

Explanation:

Nathan missed an important step in solving