Question

How do you factor `(3x^2 +20x+12)`?

Answer 1

`(3x + 2)(x + 6)`

Explanation:

To factor this problem you need to consider different multipliers for `3` (such as 1x3 and 3 x 1) as well as different multipliers of `12` such as (1x12, 2x6, 3x4, 4x3, 6x2, 12x1):

`(3x + 2)(x + 6)`