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Which of the following is a factor of x^3-4x^2-18x+9

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x^3-4x^2-18x+9\\ =x^3+3x^2-7x^2-21x+3x+9\\ =x^2(x+3)-7x(x+3)+3(x+3)\\ =(x+3)(x^2-7x+3)\\ =(x+3)(x- (7- √(37))/(2) )(x- (7+ √(37))/(2) )
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(x-2)(x^2-7x+3) most likely

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