Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's simplify step-by-step.<span><span><span><span>−12</span>−12</span>−<span>12x</span></span>+6</span><span>=<span><span><span><span><span><span>−12</span>+</span>−12</span>+</span>−<span>12x</span></span>+6</span></span>Combine Like Terms:<span>=<span><span><span><span>−12</span>+<span>−12</span></span>+<span>−<span>12x</span></span></span>+6</span></span><span>=<span><span>(<span>−<span>12x</span></span>)</span>+<span>(<span><span><span>−12</span>+<span>−12</span></span>+6</span>)</span></span></span><span>
=<span><span>−<span>12x</span></span>+<span>−<span>18</span></span></span></span>
We need to look at factors of 2, which are only 2 and 1... How do we get them to add to -3? Well, they have to be negative.
-2 + -1 = -3
What about the multiplication? A negative × a negative = a positive, so
-2 × -1 = 2
So your answer is
-2 and -1
