SOLUTION: Hi, could you please help me with factoring? 4s^3+12s^2-64s-192= I am not sure what I am doing, but I am not coming up with the correct answer. Thanks

Question 194979: Hi, could you please help me with factoring?
4s^3+12s^2-64s-192=
I am not sure what I am doing, but I am not coming up with the correct answer.
Thanks
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given expression

Factor out the GCF

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

Factor to get

So completely factors to
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
please help me with factoring?
4s^3+12s^2-64s-192
Factor the 1st two and the last two terms separately to get:
= 4s^2(s+3) - 64(s + 3)
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= (s+3)(4s^2- 64)
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= 4(s+3)(s^2 - 16)
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= 4(s+3)(s-4)(s+4)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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