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suppose that a polynomial contains four terms explain how to use factoring by grouping to factor the polynomial

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Answer:

Factoring by grouping effectively breaks down the polynomial into easy-to-solve smaller polynomials. The goal is to isolate each term in a separate group and then add them together to finally get the original polynomial.

Explanation:

The first thing we'll do is look for two numbers that multiply together to give -9. These will be our "groupings". Once we find these, we'll start grouping other terms in an alternating fashion until we can't break any more of the terms apart.

We find 2 and 3 which when multiplied give -6, so these are our groupings for this problem:

2x3(-9)=-18 + 5x(-9)=-45 + 4

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