Question

Which shows one more way to determine the factors of x^3 -9x^2 + 5x -45 by grouping. X^2 (x-9) -5(x-9)

X^2(x+9)-5(x+9)

Answer 1

The given equation is :

`x^3-9x^2+5x-45`

Take out GCF from the first pair and the second pair

`x^2(x-9)+5(x-9)`

Now (x-9) is common so

`(x-9)(x^2+5)`