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Which of the following expressions is a factor of the trinomial x^3 - x^2 - 6x l. x

II. x - 3
III. x + 2

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X-3 is correct I don’t know how to explain much
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Answer:

Both

Explanation:

First,let's resolve the expression into factors

x^3-x^2-6x

x(x^2-x-6)

x(x^2-3x+2x-6)

x(x(x-3)+2(x-3))

x(×+2)(x-3)

Therefore,both of them are the factors of the expression

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