Question

What is the factored form of 8x2 + 12x?

-4(4x2 + 8x)
-4x(2x + 3)
-8x(x + 4)
-8x(x2 + 4)

Answer 1

8x² + 12x

4x(2x + 3)

The second option is the answer.

The - you put there was confusing. It made it look like minus.

Answer 2

For this case we have the following expression:

`8x ^ 2 + 12x`

We must find a term that is a common factor for both terms of the given binomial.

We then have that for 4x, the factored expression is given by:

`4x (2x + 3)`

Answer:

The factored form of given expression is:

`4x (2x + 3)`

Option 2