SOLUTION: how do you factor 4x2+12x+8

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Question 307957: how do you factor 4x2+12x+8
Answer by TX911(36) About Me  (Show Source):
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I would divide through this equation by my leading coefficient which is 4 so we are left with x^2+3x+2. Now we need to see what numbers times each other =2 and added together equal 3. 2x1=2 and 2+1=3 so it looks like we found this one pretty easily. Our answer would be (x+2)(X+1)
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