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If you mean -(x^2) - 4x + 32, then a simple way to do this is to factor out -1 first: -((x^2) + 4x - 32). Then you need simply to factorise the part inside the brackets

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Q: How do you factor -x squared -4x plus 32 Since the x is negative how would you factor that?
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