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Which expression are equivalent to -1+12x^2+x

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Answer:

(3x+1)(4x-1)

Explanation:

you can reorder the terms to make it less confusing to 12x^2+x-1

write x as a different 12x^2+4x-3x-1

factor out 4x 4x(3x+1)-3x-1

factor out the negative sign 4x(3x+1)-(3x+1)

factor out 3x+1

(3x+1)(4x-1)

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