SOLUTION: Factor completely Show your work x^5-11x^4+30x^3 I do not even know how to attempt to do this problem. Could someone please show me how to do it.

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Question 314983: Factor completely Show your work
x^5-11x^4+30x^3

I do not even know how to attempt to do this problem. Could someone please show me how to do it.

Answer by scott8148(6628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a factor is a quantity that is multiplied to get another quantity
___ 3 * 2 = 6 ___ 3 and 2 are factors of 6

factoring out x^3 ___ (x^3) (x^2 - 11x + 30) ___ this leaves a factorable quadratic

factoring (again) ___ (x^3) (x - 6) (x - 5)

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