Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Greatest Common Factors and Factoring by Grouping - Exercise Set - Page 348: 76

Answer

$(a+b)(x^2+3x-11)$

Work Step by Step

$ax^2+3ax-11a+bx^2+3bx-11b=\\=ax^2+bx^2+3ax+3bx-11a-11b\\=x^2(a+b)+3x(a+b)-11(a+b)\\=(a+b)(x^2+3x-11)$
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