please help me, its due tommorow and its already 11:46pm!
2007-04-19 19:45:43 · 5 answers · asked by Trenton H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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2007-04-21 14:54:24 · answer #1 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x^2 + 7x + 12 =
x^2 + 7x + (7/2)^2 - (7/2)^2 + 12 =
(x + 7/2)^2 - (49 - 48)/4 =
(x + 7/2)^2 - 1/4 =
(x + 7/2 - 1/2)(x + 7/2 + 1/2) =
(x + 3)(x + 4)
2007-04-20 02:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
(x+3)(x+4)=
x^2+3x+4x+12=
x^2+7x+12
2007-04-20 03:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
x^2+7x+12
x^2+3x+4x+12
x(x+3)+4(x+3)
(x+3)(x+4)
2007-04-20 11:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(x + 4).(x + 3)
Hope you make it!
2007-04-20 02:49:01 · answer #5 · answered by Como 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋