Answer
$(x+6)(x^2-2)$
Work Step by Step
Regroup to obtain
$(x^3+6x^2)+(-2x-12)$.
Factor out $x^2$ in the first group and $-2$ in the second:
$x^2(x+6)+(-2)(x+6)
\\=x^2(x+6)-2(x+6)$.
Factor out $(x+6)$ to obtain
$(x+6)(x^2-2)$.
Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-914-0
Chapter P - Section P.5 - Factoring Polynomials - Exercise Set - Page 68: 14
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