SOLUTION: What is the grouping factor of x3-5x^2+3x-15?

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Question 982325: What is the grouping factor of x3-5x^2+3x-15?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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x%5E3-5x%5E2%2B3x-15
%28x%5E3-5x%5E2%29%2B%283x-15%29
x%5E2%28x-5%29%2B3%28x-5%29
Note the "terms of x-5". Combine these like-terms.
%28x-5%29%28x%5E2%2B3%29