One good way to look at this is to graph both polynomials, as shown in the picture. A tip to help graph is to factor it out and work from there. For example, in x²+14x+48, we can gather that (x+6)(x+8) is the same thing, and it is easier to then graph it. Similarly, for x²+12x+36, we can factor it out as (x+6)² .

When x²+12x+36 approaches 6, it is getting really close to 0, but it stays positive. When x²+14x+48 approaches 6 from the negative side, it is also getting close to 0, but it's negative. When x²+14x+48 approaches 6 from the positive side, it is positive.

Therefore, on the negative side, there is one positive and one negative (dividing a negative by a positive is negative, and a positive by a negative is also negative) , and on the positive side, there are two positives, forming one answer.The answer is therefore B

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