SOLUTION: factor each polynomial x^2+3x+x+3 Is this correct (x^2+x)(x+3)

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Question 75332: factor each polynomial
x^2+3x+x+3
Is this correct (x^2+x)(x+3)
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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No!
You can readily see this by multiplying your two factors. This would result in x%5E3%2B4x%5E2%2B3x and this is not what you started with, is it?
Factor:
x%5E2%2B3x%2Bx%2B3 First, you ought to simplify this by combining like-terms.
x%5E2%2B4x%2B3 Now try factoring.
%28x%2B1%29%28x%2B3%29+=+x%5E2%2B3x%2Bx%2B3 = x%5E2%2B4x%2B3