Question

If one factor of x2 + 2x – 24 is (x+6), what is the other factor?

(x+8)
(x–8)
(x+4)
(x−4)

Answer 1

No clue XD

Answer 2

lol darn it

Answer 3

I'm in 9th grade hbu

Answer 4

same you wanna dm its easier

Answer 5

Cool

Answer 6

yep

Answer 7

There are several ways to do this. Either you could just factor x^2 +2x -24 or use synthetic division

Answer 8

ok what is synthetic division

Answer 9

OR you could go through each option and FOIL

Answer 10

Oh you probably would not know that as yet, as you are in alg1 I believe

Answer 11

uh yeah i think so

Answer 12

your right idk what foil is

Answer 13

Algebra 1 Enhanced!

Answer 14

you take that too?

Answer 15

(x+8)(x+6)
(x-8)(x+6)
(x+4)(x+6)
(x-4)(x+6)

Foil them out means basically expand the terms

Answer 16

oh ok so like the distributive property

Answer 17

No not distributive property
Do you know how to foil?

Answer 18

nope

Answer 19

Ok then just factor x^2 +2x -24

Can you do that?

Answer 20

uh give me a sec

Answer 21

it would be (x+6)x(x-4) right?

Answer 22

(x+6)(x-4) u r right thats all u had to do

Answer 23

perfect now what do i do

Answer 24

That's ur answer lol

Answer 25

oh haha thanks