Question

Which of the following represents the factorization of the trinomial below?

Answer 1

Answer:

-2(x + 1)(x + 6)  

Step-by-step explanation:

Please use " ^ " to denote exponentiation:  -2x^3-14x^2 - 12x

Note that all three terms are evenly divisible by -2x, leaving the quotient x^2 + 7x + 6.  

This quotient is also easily factored:

-2x^3-14x^2 - 12x = -2(x^2 + 7x + 6)  =  -2(x + 1)(x + 6)