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factor the expression $x^2 + 4x - 12$.

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factor the expression $x^2 + 4x - 12$.

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{ "quality": "clear", "question_count": 1, "skills_matched": [ "step_cot", "blank_filling_formatter", "explain_then_answer", "quick" ], "needs_drawing": false, "concepts_used": [ "Factoring Trinomials" ], "new_concepts": [], "current_concepts": [ "Factoring Trinomials", "Factoring Polynomials" ] } ## Find two numbers that multiply to -12 and add to 4 $$ \begin{aligned} &p \cdot q = -12 \ &p + q = 4 \ &p = 6, \quad q = -2 \end{aligned} $$ ## Write the factored expression $$ x^2 + 4x - 12 = (x + 6)(x - 2) $$ Factor the expression $x^2 + 4x - 12$. Enter the correct answer in the box. $(x + 6)(x - 2)$ { "subject": "Mathematics", "question_type": "Fill-in-the-blank", "knowledge_point": [ "Mathematics", "Algebra", "Factoring Trinomials" ] }

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Find two numbers that multiply to -12 and add to 4

Write the factored expression

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