Complete the statements to explain how to factor x2 + x – 12 using algebra tiles.

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✔ 1 positive x-tile; Represent the trinomial using 1 positive x2-tile, , and .: 1 positive x-tile; Represent the trinomial using 1 positive x2-tile, , and .: 12 negative unit tiles; Form a rectangle with the tiles, adding zero pairs as needed. How many zero pairs are needed?: three; Drag tiles onto the board to represent each factor. What is the factorization? x2 + x – 12 =: (x – 3)(x + 4)

Factoring Trinomials: a = 1 (Continued)

Complete the statements to explain how to factor x2 + x – 12 using algebra tiles.

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