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Factor x^3-4x^2+7x-28 by grouping. What is the resulting expression ?

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Answer: D

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Group the terms like so,


x^3-4x^2+7x-28=(x^3-4x^2)+(7x-28)

The first group has terms with a common factor of
x^2, and the second has a common factor of 7:


x^2(x-4)+7(x-4)

Now both terms have a common factor of
x-4:


(x^2+7)(x-4)

User Dan Soltesz
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