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Problem
For the polynomial x2−8x+12, which one of the following ordered pairs of integers (r,s) satisfies the conditions required to express the polynomial as (x+r)(x+s)?
(a) (6,2)
(b) (−6,−2)
(c) (−4,−3)
(d) (−3,−5)