Question

What is the expression in factored form? -4x^2+8x+32

Answer 1

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First find the Greatest Common Factor:

GCD = 4

Then factor out the GCF:

4(4x^2 over 4 + -8x over 4 - 32 over 4)

Then simplify each term that is in parentheses:

-4(x^2 - 2x - 8)

Finally factor x^2 - 2x - 8:

-4(x - 4)(x + 2)

Final Answer:

-4(x - 4)(x + 2)

Answer 2

First we find the GCF
Next write the GCF, and divide each term by the GCF inside the parenthesis
Then reduce each term to lowest in parenthesis
And lastly factor $x^{2}$ - 2x - 8

Answer: -4(x - 4)(x + 2)