Question

How do you factor `x^2+24x+144`?

Answer 1

`(x+12)(x+12)`

Explanation:

STANDARD FORM OF THE QUADRATIC EQUATION: `ax^2 + bx + c = 0`

In this expression, we see that if we divide the `b` term of the expression by 2 and find the square of that then we get 144.

So we have `(x+12)^2`.