How do you factor w^2- wx - 12x^2? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factorization of Quadratic Expressions 1 Answer George C. May 17, 2015 Notice that 4 - 3 = 1 and 4xx3 = 12. So w^2-wx-12x^2 = (w-4x)(w+3x) 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 1846 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License