Question

Which of the binomials below is a factor of this trinomial? x2 - 8x - 48

Answer 1

what are the binomials?

Answer 2

x2 - 8x - 48

Answer 3

so then what is the trinomial?

Answer 4

Idk

Answer 5

what you listed is a trinomial becuase 2x , -8x, and -48 are all nomials, and because there are three it is a trinomial

Answer 6

therefore, a possible factor for that trinomial could be 2 becuase it can go into all of the nomials and it also possess no variable because the last nomial has no variable

Answer 7

You lost her.

Answer 8

yeah probably

Answer 9

(x - 12)(x + 4)

Answer 10

The answers are (x - 12) and (x+4) Multiply them out to confirm.
To do this you find two numbers that multiply to the constant: -48 and two numbers that add to the coefficient of the term in x (-8) and these happen to be -12 and 4, which as you see are in the brackets.
This only works if the coefficient of x^2 is 1. Otherwise, you find 2 numbers that multiply to the product of coefficient of x^2 and the constant and also add to the coefficient of the term in x, split the middle term with these two numbers then apply grouping in pairs factoring.