Question

Factor -7x^3+21x^2+3x-9 by grouping

Answer 1

I note immediately that -7x^2 is a factor of the 1st 2 terms:  -7x^2(x-3), and that 3x-9 divided by (x-3) is 3.  Thus, the factors are (x-3) and (3-7x^2).

Answer 2

Answer: The factorised form is

`(x-3)(-7x^2+3)`

Explanation:

Since we have given that

`-7x^3+21x^2+3x-9`

We need to factorise the above expression by grouping:

`(-7x^3+21x^2)+(3x-9)\\\\=-7x^2(x-3)+3(x-3)\\\\=(x-3)(-7x^2+3)`

Hence, the factorised form is

`(x-3)(-7x^2+3)`