Answer
$$(a-6)(a-2)$$
Work Step by Step
Factor
$$a^{2}-8a+12.:$$
Find numbers that are factors of $12$ and sum to $-8$
$$(-6)(-2)=12;\space -6-2=-8.$$
The polynomial is a product of two binomials:
$$a^{2}-8a+12=(a-6)(a-2).$$
Algebra 2 Common Core
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133186024
ISBN 13:
978-0-13318-602-4
Skills Handbook - Factoring and Operations with Polynomials - Exercises - Page 979: 7
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