How do you factor the trinomial #c^2-4c-12#? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer Mir Tareq Feb 26, 2016 (c − 6)(c + 2) Explanation: #c^2 - 4c -12 = c^2 - 6c + 2c -12 = c(c-6) +2(c-6) = (c-6)(c+2)# Answer link Related questions How do you factor trinomials? What is factorization of quadratic expressions? How do you factor quadratic equations with a coefficient? What are some examples of factoring quadratic expressions? How do you check that you factored a quadratic correctly? How do you factor #x^2+16x+48#? How do you factor #x^2-9x+20#? Question #3fdac How do you factor #8+z^6#? There is no GCF to be factor out, so is there another method to complete this? How do you factor #2t^2+7t+3#? See all questions in Factorization of Quadratic Expressions Impact of this question 3754 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License