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19. Find the least common multiple of x² + 4x +3 and x² + 7x + 12.

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

User Jayson Ash
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Answer:

C. (x +1)(x +3)(x +4)

Explanation:

The least common multiple is the product of the unique factors of each of the expressions. To find it, we need to factor each expression and identify the unique factors.

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factorization

x² +4x +3 = (x +3)(x +1)

x² +7x +12 = (x +3)(x +4)

LCM

The unique factors are (x +1), (x +3), (x +4). The LCM is their product:

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

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Additional comment

The positive sign of the constant (+3, +12) in each case tells you that the constants in the binomial factors will have the same sign. The positive sign of the linear term (+4x, +7x) in each case tells you the binomial factors will have constants with a positive sign. So, all of the answer choices that have negative constants can be eliminated.

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