SOLUTION: 12^2+17x+6=___? A. (3x+2)(4x+3) B. (3x-2)(4x-3) C. (12x+2)(x+3) D. (12x+1)(x+6) I factored all of these out and I get a little hung up..I beleive that C is the answer..but

Algebra ->  Polynomials-and-rational-expressions -> SOLUTION: 12^2+17x+6=___? A. (3x+2)(4x+3) B. (3x-2)(4x-3) C. (12x+2)(x+3) D. (12x+1)(x+6) I factored all of these out and I get a little hung up..I beleive that C is the answer..but      Log On


   

Question 28147: 12^2+17x+6=___?
A. (3x+2)(4x+3)
B. (3x-2)(4x-3)
C. (12x+2)(x+3)
D. (12x+1)(x+6)
I factored all of these out and I get a little hung up..I beleive that C is the answer..but I can never figure out how you get the 17 in the middle?
Thank you for your help!
Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the answer is A

the brackets tell you: every term in the first bracket is multiplied to every term in te second bracket:

if we had (a+b)(c+d) then we have four terms:
ac
ad

and
bc
bd

Do this process with A and you see that you get the quadratic in the question..with the 17x.

jon.