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For the polynomial below, -2 is a zero.

f(x) = x² + 8x + 18x + 12
Express f(x) as a product of linear factors.
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User Jeanmarie
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Explanation:

=(-2)2+8(-2)+18(-2)+12

=4-16-36+12

=4+52+12

=56+12

=68

OR

=4-16-36+12

= -12-24

= -36

User Slavica
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