How do you factor the trinomial x^2+8x+12?

2 Answers
Apr 6, 2018

(x+2)(x+6)

Explanation:

2+6=8

2*6=12

(x+2)(x+6)

Check:
= x^2 + 6x + 2x +12
= x^2 + 8x + 12

(x+6)(x+2)

Explanation:

12=6*2; where 6+2=8

12=3*4; where 3+4=7

12=12*1, where 12+1=13

So we will take 6 and 2.

Now;

x^2+8x+12

x^2+6x+2x+12

x(x+6)+2(x+6)

(x+6)(x+2)