SOLUTION: Please show me how to do this. Thank you in advance for your help. Factor completely: x3 – 26x2 + 48x

Algebra.Com
Question 110815: Please show me how to do this. Thank you in advance for your help.
Factor completely:
x3 – 26x2 + 48x
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Earlsdon:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
–+ ……….factor out common factor
= ………now replace with the two numbers that multiply to and add to , which are: and )

= ………inside parentheses group the first two terms together and the last two terms together like this:
Then we will have:
= ……… Factor a out of the first group and factor a out of the second group.
= ……… now since we have a common term we can combine the two terms
= ………
So the quadratic – + factors to

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor:
First, factor an x.
Now factor the trinomial .
You know that the factors will be of the form: where: and , so what are the possibilities?
If m = -2 and n = -24, then and , so the factors of the trinomial are: , and the factors of the original expression are:
RELATED QUESTIONS

Please help me solve this in detail so i may understand it? Thank you. 1.Factor... (answered by checkley71)
I got a couple that are really stumping me, can you show them with the steps? Factor out (answered by stanbon)
I need to know how to do this and the book is confusing me Factor completely: 2x3 –... (answered by jim_thompson5910,Alan3354)
Hi; I wondered if you can show me how to do this type problem? The instructions are to (answered by mananth)
can someone please show me how to use grouping to factor a polynomial completely thank... (answered by stanbon)
Hello, can anyone tell me if this is a prime polynomial or not? And if so can you show me (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Can some one please help me with this problem: Factor completely: x3 – 3x2 + 6x (answered by scott8148)
Please help me with this and show me the checking of the result using the multiplication? (answered by Nate)
Show all stages of factoring separately (i.e., show the result of factoring out a GCF... (answered by stanbon)