document.write( "Question 573348: how do you factor 3x^3-15x^2-6x+30 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "3x³-15x²-6x+30\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out 3, using brackets:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3[x³-5x²-2x+10]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor the first two terms in the brackets by factoring out x²\r\n" );
document.write( "Factor the last two terms by factoring out -2\r\n" );
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document.write( "3[x²(x-5)-2(x-5)]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out the (x-5) inside the brackets, leaving the x² and the\r\n" );
document.write( "-2 to put inside a parentheses:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3[(x-5)(x²-2)]\r\n" );
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document.write( "Erase the brackets:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3(x-5)(x²-2)\r\n" );
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