Question

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20 pOINTS
Factorise
x^2+14x+24

Answer 1

$x^2+14x+24\\\\a\cdot b=24\\a+b=14\\\Downarrow\\a=12,\ b=2\\\\x^2+14x+24=x^2+12x+2x+24=x(x+12)+2(x+12)\\\\=\boxed{(x+12)(x+2)}$