Question

The factorization of x² + 3x -4 is modeled with algebra

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What are the factors of x² + 3x - 4?
O(x + 4) and (x-4)
O(x + 3) and (x-4)
(x + 4) and (x-1)
O(x+3) and (x-1)

Answer 1

• y=x²+3x-4
• y=x²+4x-x-4
• y=x(x+4)-1(x+4)
• y=(x-1)(x+4)

Option C