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Hey, can I please get some help with this? It shouldn’t be too hard, thanks!

Hey, can I please get some help with this? It shouldn’t be too hard, thanks!-example-1
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Answer:

  • (x -3)(x+3)(2x +1)
  • (x -1)(x +1)(x +3)
  • (2x -1)(2x +1)(x -4)

Explanation:

A) 2x³ +x² -18x -9 = x²(2x +1) -9(2x +1) = (x² -9)(2x +1) = (x -3)(x+3)(2x +1)

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B) x³ +3x² -x -3 = x²(x +3) -1(x +3) = (x² -1)(x +3) = (x -1)(x +1)(x +3)

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C) 4x³ -16x² -x +4 = 4x²(x -4) -1(x -4) = (4x² -1)(x -4) = (2x -1)(2x +1)(x -4)

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In each case, the third-level factoring mentioned in step 4 is the factoring of the difference of squares: a² -b² = (a -b)(a +b).

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The step-by-step is exactly what you need to do. It is simply a matter of following those instructions. You do have to be able to recognize the common factors of a pair of terms. That will be the GCF of the numbers and the least powers of the common variables.

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