Question

What are the factors of `a^2+10a+24?`

Answer 1

`(a+6)(a+4)`

Explanation:

You need to find factors of `24` which add to make `10`.

`6xx4=24 and 6+4=10" "larr` these are the ones we want.

The signs will all be positive.

`a^2 +10a +24`

`=(a+6)(a+4)`