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Louise begins factoring the polynomial, which has four terms.

4x3 + 12x2 + 5x + 15
4x2(x + 3) + 5(x + 3)
Which is the completely factored form of her polynomial?

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The second answer is the correct factored form. It can not be reduced or any other like terms factored out so it is in simplest or most factored form.
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