Factor completely.
-$$x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 144$$
A) Prime
B) $( x + 12 ) ^ { 2 }$
C) $( x + 12 ) ( x - 12 )$
D) $( x - 12 ) ^ { 2 }$

Name: Factor completely. -\[x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 144\] A) Prime B) $( x + 12 ) ^ { 2 }$ C) $( x + 12 ) ( x - 12 )$ D) $( x - 12 ) ^ { 2 }$
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Factor completely.
-$$x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 144$$ 
A) Prime
B) $( x + 12 ) ^ { 2 }$
C) $( x + 12 ) ( x - 12 )$
D) $( x - 12 ) ^ { 2 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is a perfect square trinomial, factoring to $(x + 12)^2$, because $12^2 = 144$ and $2 \cdot 12 \cdot x = 24x$.

Factor Completely x2+24x+144x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 144x2+24x+144

Factor Completely $x ^ { 2 } + 24 x + 144$