If one factor of x2 + 2x – 24 is (x+6), what is the other factor?

Divide the polynomial by the known factor (x + 6), or check which choice multiplies with it to give x² + 2x − 24. The product (x + 6)(x − 4) = x² + 2x − 24, so the other factor is (x − 4).

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