Answer
$(x-1)(x^2-5)$
Work Step by Step
Regroup to obtain
$(x^3-x^2)+(-5x+5.)$
Factor out $x^2$ in the first group and $-5$ in the second:
$x^2(x-1)+(-5)(x-1)
\\=x^2(x-1)-5(x-1).$
Factor out $(x-1)$ to obtain
$(x-1)(x^2-5).$
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: 16
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