SOLUTION: factor the polynomial completely 3x^2 + 8x + 4

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Question 364152: factor the polynomial completely
3x^2 + 8x + 4



Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factor:
3x%5E2%2B8x%2B4
The first term has the factors: highlight%28%283x%29%28x%29%29
The last term has the factors: %281%29%284%29 or highlight_green%28%282%29%282%29%29
Since the middle term is: 8x we can get this by %283x%29%282%29%2B%28x%29%282%29, so...
3x%5E2%2B8x%2B4+=+%283x%2B2%29%28x%2B2%29