Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 10 - Review - Page 358: 34

Answer

$$(12x-1)(x+12).$$

Work Step by Step

For the polynomial $$ 12x^2+143x-12 $$ we check the factors of $ac=12(-12)=-144$. The only factors that can give the right middle term are $-1$ and $144$, as follows $$12x^2+143x-12 =(12x-1)(x+12).$$
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