SOLUTION: can someone please show me how to use grouping to factor a polynomial completely thank you x3+ax+3a+3x2

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Question 183908: can someone please show me how to use grouping to factor a polynomial completely thank you
x3+ax+3a+3x2

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x^3+ax+3a+3x^2
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Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately to get:
x(x^2+a) + 3(x^2+a)
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Factor out the common factor to get:
(x^2+a)(x+3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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