Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 3 - Exponents, Polynomials and Functions - 3.4 Factoring Polynomials - 3.4 Exercises - Page 270: 18

Answer

$= (a-6)(a-3)$

Work Step by Step

$a^{2} -3a- 6a + 18$ $= a(a-3) - 6(a-3)$ $= (a-6)(a-3)$
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