nswer:
[tex](x+12)(x+5)[/tex]Explanation:
iven the below expression;
[tex]x^2+17x+60[/tex]We'll follow the below steps to factor the given expression;
tep 1: L
The factors are 12 and 5. We'll go ahead and replace the middle term 17x with these factors as seen below;
[tex]x^2+12x+5x+60[/tex]tep 2: GG
[tex](x^2+12x)+(5x+60)[/tex]tep 3: F
[tex]x(x+12)+5(x+12)[/tex]tep 4: FW
[tex](x+12)(x+5)[/tex]