Question

Which is a factor of x2 + 8x – 48? (x – 6) (x + 4) (x – 16) (x + 12)

Answer 1

Answer:

(x+12)

Step-by-step explanation:

The middle number is 8 and the last number is -48.

Factoring means we want something like

(x+_)(x+_)

Which numbers go in the blanks?

We need two numbers that...

Add together to get 8

Multiply together to get -48

Can you think of the two numbers?

Try -4 and 12:

-4+12 = 8

-4*12 = -48

Fill in the blanks in

(x+_)(x+_)

with -4 and 12 to get...

(x-4)(x+12)

But, since (x-4) isn't an option, the answer would be (x+12)

Answer 2

Answer:

(x + 12)

Step-by-step explanation:  It's D on edg