How do you rewrite $- 2 x (x + 12) + 3 (x + 12)$ $-2x(x+12)+3(x+12)$ as an equivalent product of two binomials?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-24T23:39:08

Just distribute what is outside of the parenthesis

$(- 2 x^{2} - 24 x) + (3 x + 36) = - 2 x^{2} - 24 x + 3 x + 36 = - 2 x^{2} - 18 x + 36$ $(-2x^2-24x)+(3x+36)=-2x^2-24x+3x+36=-2x^2-18x+36$

How do you rewrite −2x(x+12)+3(x+12)-2x(x+12)+3(x+12) as an equivalent product of two binomials?