Factor.
-$24 - 2 x - x ^ { 2 }$
A) $( - x - 6 ) ( x - 4 )$
B) $( x - 6 ) ( x - 4 )$
C) $( - x - 4 ) ( x - 6 )$
D) $( x + 6 ) ( x - 4 )$

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First, rewrite the expression in standard quadratic form: $ - x^2 - 2x + 24 $. Factoring out a negative one gives $ -(x^2 + 2x - 24) $. Factoring the quadratic inside the parentheses gives $ -(x + 6)(x - 4) $, which simplifies to $ (-x - 6)(x - 4) $.

Factor - 24−2x−x224 - 2 x - x ^ { 2 }24−2x−x2

Factor
- $24 - 2 x - x ^ { 2 }$