alpha257 alpha257
  • 16-05-2015
  • Mathematics
Answered

Factor by grouping.
12x^3−20x^2+3x-5

Answer :

apologiabiology
apologiabiology apologiabiology
  • 16-05-2015
first, group them in 2's (2 numbers per group)
and see which ones have the factors of each other

you want to group 12x^3 with 3x because 3 is a factor of 12
then you want to group -20x^2 and -5 together becuase 5 is a factor of 20 so
(12x^3+3x)+(-20x^2-5)
undistribute
(3x)(4x^2+1)+(-5)(4x^2+1)
revese distribute (ab+ac=a(b+c))
(3x-5)(4x^2+1)
Answer Link
Panoyin
Panoyin Panoyin
  • 17-05-2015
12x³ - 20x² + 3x - 5
4x²(3x) - 4x²(5) + 1(3x) - 1(5)
4x²(3x - 5) + 1(3x - 5)
(4x² + 1)(3x - 5)
Answer Link

Other Questions

what is 40 of 150
WHAT DOES DARE STANDS FOR
why do atoms move at different speeds depending on whether they are in liquids or solids
Where did women first gain economic opportunity A plantations in the South B farms in the Midwest C coalfields in mountain states D industries in the Northeast
815x5 135x help me with my math problem
What was true of American Indian tribes under the Indian Appropriations Act The United States government agreed to sign treaties with all tribes Tribes were no
What is the answer to 2m 3 m I need to find out what m is equal to
is the instructions for making a cells
Literary Focus The questions below refer to the selection The Gift of the Magi The storys irony is based on the fact that life is Choose one answer a difficult
Liz has a 24 inch ribbon she cuts nine 2 inch pieces from her original ribbon how much of the original ribbon is left