The answer is A.) x-6
The middle number is -4 and the last number is -12. Factoring means we want something like
(x+_)(x+_)
So which numbers go in the blanks??
We need two numbers that
- Add together to get -4
-Multiply together to get -12
Try 2 and -6:
2+-6 = -4
2*-6 = -12
This checks out!
Fill in the blanks in
(x+_)(x+_)
with 2 and -6 to get...
(x+2)(x-6)
Which means A is the answer :) Hope this helped you!
