How do you factor: $y=x^2 + 3x + 2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-03T08:20:42

$y=(x+1)(x+2)$

$y=x^2+3x+2$

Find two numbers that when added equal, $3$ , and when multiplied equal $2$ . The numbers $1$ and $2$ fit the pattern.

Factor the quadratic equation as two binomials.

$y=(x+1)(x+2)$

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