Question

Factor the trinomial (worth 10 points)

X^2-4x+3

Answer 1

(x-1)(x-3)

Explanation:

-3 times -1 equals 3 which is the number at the end

and -3-1=-4 which is the number in the middle

the put -3 and -1 into 2 different parentheses

(x-3)(x-1)

Answer 2

The factors are..

1,3

Explanation:

Hence we see that:

x2+4x+3= (x+3)(x+1)

Therefore the factors are

x= 3 or 1