Question

Factor the trinomial: x2 - 14x + 24
(x - 3)(x - 8)
(x - 2)(x - 12)
(x - 4)(x + 12)
prime

Answer 1

(x-2)(x-12) is the answer

Answer 2

test/ multiple choices are a different procedure than actually knowing what to do :)

but same clues ...

x2 - 14x (+) 24; that + tells us we add same signs

x2 (-) 14x + 24; that - tells us that we need both to be -

-8-3 = -11
-2-12 = -14 <- this one works