SOLUTION: factor completely x^3-3x^2+4x-12

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Question 277614: factor completely x^3-3x^2+4x-12
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given expression


Group like terms


Factor out the GCF out of the first group. Factor out the GCF out of the second group


Since we have the common term , we can combine like terms


So factors to


In other words,

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