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Factor the polymonial completely using the X method x2 + 13x - 48 quickest response gets braniliest

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The factored form comes from breaking each term up x2 = x times x

-48 has numerous possibilities for two factors but the two factors that multiply and get -48 while adding to get +13 are +16 and -3 so the answer in factored form is (x + 16) (x -3)

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