Question

Factor the trinomial below. Enter each factor as a polynomial in descending order.

x2 + 2x - 24

Answer 1

x+1 x+12

Answer 2

x+22

Answer 3

Find two numbers that multiply to -24 and add to 2 --> -6 and 4

x^2 + 2x - 24 = x^2 + 6x - 4x -24 = x(x + 6) - 4(x + 6).

Factor out the common factor of (x + 6) to get:

(x + 6) ( x - 4) @lilday12

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Factor the trinomial below. Enter each factor as a polynomial in descending order.

x2 + 4x + 4

Answer 6

x2 + 4x + 4

Two numbers that multiply to 4 and add to 4 are 2 and 2.

x2 + 4x + 4 = x^2 + 2x + 2x + 4 = x(x+2) + 2(x + 2).

(x + 2) is the common binomial factor.

= (x + 2) (x + 2) which is sometimes written as (x + 2)^2

Answer 7

Factor the trinomial below. Enter each factor as a polynomial in descending order.

x2 + 6x + 9

Answer 8

Would it be x+3 x+3