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Factor the polynomial: – x3 - 4x2 - 5x

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O A. -*(x + 4x - 5)
B. x(x2 + 4x + 5)
O c. -(x2 + 4x+5)
O D. - x-x - 4x - 5)
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User Ten
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Answer:


-x3-4x2-5x=-x(x^2+4x+5)

Explanation:

we are given the polynomial as


-x3-4x2-5x

here we can see that the GCF of
-x^3 ,
-4x^2 and
-5x is


-x

Hence we take it outside the bracket


-x(x^2+4x+5)

The polynomial within the bracket
x^2+4x+5 can not be factorized further , hence this would be our final answer.

User Mike Schall
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