SOLUTION: What is the answer to when you factor x squared+8x-48?

Question 1113974: What is the answer to when you factor x squared+8x-48?
Answer by ikleyn(52832) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 = (x+12)*(x-4).



When you look for such decomposition, you need to find two numbers (preferably integer) whose product is -48 and whose sum is 8.


Since their product is negative, these numbers must be of different signs.


Then using trial and error, you can find these numbers and the required decomposition in 2 minutes, MENTALLY.

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