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The area of a rectangular painting is given by the trinomial x^2+4x-12. What are the possible dimensions of the painting? Use factoring.

A. (x+7) and (x+3)
B. (x-7) and (x+3)
C. (x-7) and (x-3)
D. (x+7) and (x-3)

Answer 1

can you help @greenlegodude57

Answer 2

Sure just multiply every single one:

A. (x + 7)(x + 3)
x^2 + 10x + 21

B. (x - 7)(x + 3)
x^2 - 4x - 21

C. (x - 7)(x - 3)
x^2 - 10x + 21

D. (x + 7)(x - 3)
x^2 + 4x - 21

So your answer is D.

Answer 3

thank you @greenlegodude57