How do you factor the trinomial x2+8x+12?

2 Answers
Apr 6, 2018

(x+2)(x+6)

Explanation:

2+6=8

26=12

(x+2)(x+6)

Check:
=x2+6x+2x+12
=x2+8x+12

(x+6)(x+2)

Explanation:

12=62; where 6+2=8

12=34; where 3+4=7

12=121, where 12+1=13

So we will take 6 and 2.

Now;

x2+8x+12

x2+6x+2x+12

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

(x+6)(x+2)