Question 503690
2x^2-3x^2-3x+48 Combine like terms
-1x^2-3x+48     I find it easier to work with a leading coefficient of positive one, so I would switch the signs of every number
x^2+3x-48       Then look and ask yourself, what two numbers multiply to be -48 but when these two numbers are added, they add up to be 3.
These numbers are 8 and -6.
8*(-6)=-48
8+(-6)=3
ANSWER=
(x+8)(x-6) 

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