When asked to factor the {x}^(2) - 144 a student gives the answer (x - 12)(x - 12) what is wrong with this answer? A. there is nothing wrong with this answer. B. both minus sign…

Question

When asked to factor the


`{x}^(2) - 144`
a student gives the answer

`(x - 12)(x - 12)`
what is wrong with this answer?
A. there is nothing wrong with this answer.
B. both minus signs should be plus signs.
C. one of the minus signs should be a plus sign.
D. -1 is also a factor

Answer 1

C. One of the minus sign should be a plus sign.