Perhaps the most concise way to factor is by "completing the square" which is how the quadratic formula is derived...
x^2+6x+8=0 move constant to other side, subtract 8 from both sides
x^2+6x=-8, halve the linear coefficient, square it, then add that to both sides, in this case (6/2)^2=3^2=9
x^2+6x+9=1 now the left side is a perfect square of the form
(x+3)^2=1 take the square root of both sides
x+3=±√1 subtract 3 from both sides
x=-3±√1
x=-3±1
x=-4 and -2
Since the zeros occur when x=-4 and -2 the factors of the equation are:
(x+2)(x+4)
Answer:
Simplify, x(3) + x(2) + x + 1
Step-by-step explanation:
Howwwww.....................
GIVEN:

remember:

And

SOLVE:
start by multiplying the factors:

simplify by combing like terms. Most terms subtract off, leaving:

This can be factored, but it is not a perfect square, which is really what we need to take the square root.

I'm not exactly sure what form they want the answer in...
so taking the square root:

so my best answer is:

or the more factored form:

I'm not sure how else to solve it. Taking the square root doesn't work out super well, so I left it in the most simple form I could.
sorry for not coming to a definitive answer!