SOLUTION: factor the trinomial x2+7x+12

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Note that 12 can be factored into 3*4. Because the sum of the two factors is 7 which is the coefficient of the second term, the quadratic can be factored into:
x2%2B7x%2B12
=%28x%2B3%29%28x%2B4%29