Question

Factor the trinomial below.

x2 + 4x - 12
O A. (x - 4)(x + 3)
B. (x-6)(x + 2)
C. (x + 4)(x-3)
O D. (x + 6)(x - 2)

Answer 1

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The answer is:

B. (x-6)(x + 2)

Step-by-step explanation:

• If any individual factor on the left side of thee equation is the same as 0 , the entire thing will be the same as x- 6 = 0, x + 6 = 0
• Set the first factor the same as 0 and solve it x = 6
• Set the next factor equal to 0 and solve it x = -2
• The final thing to do is to add all of the answers you got that will make (x - 6) (x + 2) = 0....... x = 6, - 2
• And thats how you get B. (x-6)(x + 2)

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Answer 2

x^2+4x-12
x^2+6x-2x-12
x(x+6)-2(x+6)
(x-2)(x+6)
So, B is the answer