Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9

Chapter 6 - Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving - 6.4 - Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax^2+bx+c - Problem Set 6.4 - Page 261: 4

Answer

$(4x+1)(3x+4)$

Work Step by Step

In accordance with the rules of factoring trinomials, we need to find two integers whose product is $48$ and whose sum is $19$. A little searching determines that these numbers are $3$ and $16$. Therefore, we can express the middle term $19x$ as $3x+16x$ and proceed to factoring by grouping: $12x^{2}+19x+4$ =$12x^{2}+3x+16x+4$ =$3x(4x+1)+4(4x+1)$ =$(4x+1)(3x+4)$
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