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Chapter 6: Q 67E (page 589)

In the following exercises, factor each trinomial of the form $x^{2} + b x + c$ .
$x^{2} - 8 x + 12$

Short Answer

Expert verified

The factorization is $(x - 2) (x - 6)$ .

Step by step solution

Step 1. Writing the expression

Write the factors as two binomials with first terms $x$ .

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Step 2. Finding the factors

We need to find two numbers whose product is $12$ and sum is $- 8$ .

Factors of $12$	Sum
$- 1, - 12$	$- 13$
$- 2, - 6$	$- 8$
$- 3, - 4$	$- 7$

Thus, $- 2$ and $- 6$ are the correct factors.

Hence, the factorization is $(x - 2) (x - 6)$ .

Step 3. Check

Multiply the factorization to get the trinomial again.

$(x - 2) (x - 6) = x^{2} - 6 x - 2 x + 12 (x - 2) (x - 6) = x^{2} - 8 x + 12$

Thus, the obtained factorization is correct.

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In the following exercises, factor each trinomial of the form $x^{2} + b x + c$ .
$x^{2} - 8 x + 12$

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Step by step solution

Step 1. Writing the expression

Step 2. Finding the factors

Step 3. Check

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In the following exercises, factor each trinomial of the form x2+bx+c.x2-8x+12

Short Answer

Step by step solution

Step 1. Writing the expression

Step 2. Finding the factors

Step 3. Check

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In the following exercises, factor each trinomial of the form $x^{2} + b x + c$ .
$x^{2} - 8 x + 12$