Question

Factoring help?
x^2+ 24x + 144

Can someone show me the steps on how to factor this?

Answer 1

(x+12)^2

Answer 2

\[x^2+24x+144\]
so he gave you the answer....do you know how to get to that answer?

Answer 3

@jayz657 Care to explain how you got it?

Answer 4

Thanks for the answer, but I really want to understand how to do the problem.

Answer 5

What does this mean? @jayz657

Answer 6

find multiples that multiples to 144 and find terms that add up to 24

Answer 7

the numbers that meet those conditions are your factors

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I still don't understand. But thank you

Answer 10

sorry i explain better so you have a quadratic x^2 + bx + c
and the cross this shows this

so (d)(e) has to = c
and d + e has to = b