SOLUTION: factor the trinomial c^3-3c^2-54c ^means raising to that power

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Question 475773: factor the trinomial
c^3-3c^2-54c
^means raising to that power
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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c%5E3-3c%5E2-54c
=c%28c%5E2-3c-54%29....replace -3c with -9c%2B6c
=c%28c%5E2-9c%2B6c-54%29.......group
=c%28%28c%5E2-9c%29%2B%286c-54%29%29
=c%28c%28c-9%29%2B6%28c-9%29%29
=c%28c%2B6%29%28c-9%29