Question

What expression is equivalent to d² + 2d - 48?

A.) (d-6)(d - 8)
B.) (d-6)(d + 8)
C.) (d+6)(d-8)
D.) (d+6)(d+8)​

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

The middle number is 2 and the last number is -48.

Factoring means we want something like

(d+_)(d+_)

Fill in the blanks in

(d+_)(d+_)

with -6 and 8 to get...

(d-6)(d+8)