SOLUTION: FACTOR BY GROUPING X^3 + 8X^2+6X +48 A)(X+8)(X^2-6) B)(X+8X)(X^2+6) C)(X+8)(X^2+6) D)(X-8)(X^3+6) SO I KNOW IT IS EASIER TO MAKE THEM TWO PROBLEMS BUT I DONT KNOW WHY I CA

Question 335981: FACTOR BY GROUPING
X^3 + 8X^2+6X +48
A)(X+8)(X^2-6)
B)(X+8X)(X^2+6)
C)(X+8)(X^2+6)
D)(X-8)(X^3+6)
SO I KNOW IT IS EASIER TO MAKE THEM TWO PROBLEMS BUT I DONT KNOW WHY I CANT GET THE RIGHT ANSWER PS. WHEN I DO THE ^ SYMBOL IT TO THE POWER OF NOT TIMES...

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,

Since the order of the factors does not matter, this means that as well

So the answer is C

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