Answer
$(x-2)(x^2+5)$
Work Step by Step
Regroup to obtain
$(x^3-2x^2)+(5x-10)$.
Factor out $x^2$ in the first group and $5$ in the second:
$x^2(x-2)+5(x-2)$.
Factor out $(x-2)$ to obtain
$(x-2)(x^2+5)$.
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: 11
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