document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335981>Question 335981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FACTOR BY GROUPING <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^3 + 8X^2+6X +48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)(X+8)(X^2-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)(X+8X)(X^2+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)(X+8)(X^2+6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)(X-8)(X^3+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240959 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=240959\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%29%2B%286x%2B48%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%29%2B%286x%2B48%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Group like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%28x%2B8%29%2B6%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%28x%2B8%29%2B6%28x%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the first group. Factor out the GCF <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > out of the second group\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B6%29%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B6%29%28x%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Since we have the common term <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we can combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > factors to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%5E2%2B6%29%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%5E2%2B6%29%28x%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48=%28x%5E2%2B6%29%28x%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48=%28x%5E2%2B6%29%28x%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the order of the factors does not matter, this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48=%28x%2B8%29%28x%5E2%2B6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3%2B8x%5E2%2B6x%2B48=%28x%2B8%29%28x%5E2%2B6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as well\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is C\r<BR>\n" );
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