Question

What are the factors of the polynomial below?

x²+5x-24

A. (x+8)(x-3)
B. (3x+8)(x-3)
C. (x+8)(x-2)
D.(x+8)(x-1)

Answer 1

A. x×x= x^2
x×-3=-3x
8×x=8x
8×-3=-24