These are the possible sums of the factor pairs of 12 Explanation: b is the sum of the factors used to multiply to get 12 for the C value. ( x + 1 ) × ( x + 12 ) = x 2 + 13 x + 12
( x − 1 ) × ( x − 12 ) = x 2 + ( − 13 ) x + 12 ( x + 2 ) × ( x + 6 ) = x 2 + 8 x + 12
( x − 2 ) × ( x − 6 ) = x 2 + ( − 8 ) x + 12 ( x + 3 ) × ( x + 4 ) = x 2 + 7 x + 12
( x − 3 ) × ( x − 4 ) = x 2 + ( − 7 ) x + 12 These are the only whole number factors of 12 which can be factored.