SOLUTION: i need help with factoring questions such as {{{ x^3 - x^2

SOLUTION: i need help with factoring questions such as {{{ x^3 - x^2 - 4x + 4 = 0 }}}

Question 142421: i need help with factoring questions such as
Answer by luckycarebear4(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
factor by grouping: is and
is } then combine like terms in a way: and } have in common take that and mult by whats left: . to finish solving set (each quantity in brackets) equal to zero: so add one to both sides and you get and so add 4 to both sides and you get , take the square root of both sides which cancels the 2nd power and you get which is so your solution is x= 1 and x=2.
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