Question

Factor the trinomial: x2 + 12x + 32

Answer 1

32*1 (take the first coefficient x the last coefficient)
32
what multiplies to 32 that equals 12?
8*4!

now rewrite the equation:
x^2+8x+4x+32 (factor)
x(x+8) 4(x+8)
(x+8) (x+4)