Question

Factor the trinomial: x^2-x-12 x 2 − x − 12

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Please double check to ensure that y ou have copied the original problem correctly.  x^2-x-12 x 2 − x − 12.  What do you mean by -12 x 2?  Perhaps you meant -12x^2?  

Just suppose that you meant -12x^2.  Then your expression becomes

x^2-x-12x^2 − x − 12    and this simplifies to -11x^2-2x -12.  Not easy to factor!

So, once again, please ensure that you have copied down this problem exactly as it was given in your assignment.