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What are the factors of 3x2 + 10x + 8?

(3x + 8)(x + 1)
(3x + 1)(x + 8)
(3x + 2)(x + 4)
(3x + 4)(x + 2)

User Suraj
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the factors are (3x+4) (x+2)
User MrVimes
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The answer is (3x + 4)(x + 2), because when expanded you get 3x^2 + 4x + 6x + 8, which simplifies to 3x^2 + 10x + 8. I hope this helps!
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