Which shows one way to determine the factors of 4x^3+x^2-8x-2
Mathematics · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Given the equation:
4x^3 + x^2 - 8x - 2
Determine the factors of the equation.
Solution:
In order to factor the equation easily we simply group the 4 values into two groups.
= 4x^3 + x^2 - 8x - 2
= (4x^3 + x^2) - (8x - 2)
Factor out the greatest common factors of the equations.
= x^2 ( 4x + 1) - 2 (4x + 1)
Final answer:
= x^2 ( 4x + 1) - 2 (4x + 1)