Answer:
c. (x +3)(x + 1)
Step-by-step explanation:
Factoring an equation is a way of expressing an equation as the product of other linear expressions. The following expression,
[tex]x^2 +4x +3[/tex]
Can be represented as the product of the following,
[tex](x+3)(x+1)[/tex]
To check this, one can distribute, one of the expressions over the other, then simplify, the result should be the starting expression,
[tex](x+3)(x+1)\\[/tex]
Distribute,
[tex](x)(x)+(1)(x)+(3)(x)+(3)(1)[/tex]
Simplify,
[tex]x^2 +x +3x + 3\\[/tex]
[tex]x^2 +4x +3[/tex]
