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How do you factor #3x^3 + 9 x^2- 12x-36#?

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Sep 29, 2017

# 3(x+3)(x+2)(x-2).#

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#3x^3+9x^2-12x-36,#

#=3{ul(x^3+3x^2)-ul(4x-12)},#

#=3{x^2(x+3)-4(x+3)},#

#=3(x+3){x^2-2^2},#

#=3(x+3)(x+2)(x-2).#

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