Question

factor:

2x^3+6x^2+x+3

Answer 1

x = -3

Answer 2

\[(2x^{2}+1)(x+3)\]

Answer 3

how did you get there @etnoggin

Answer 4

sorry bout that.. i was wrong i didnt see the factor word LoL

Answer 5

Try watching this. https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/quadratics/factoring_quadratics/v/factoring-trinomials-with-a-non-1-leading-coefficient-by-grouping

Answer 6

(x + 3)(2x^2 + 1)

Answer 7

how did you get there @TjRoDz

Answer 8

try using foil method on either my equation or etnoggin's..

Answer 9

i did and it put it back into the original form, u

Answer 10

hmm lets see
(x)(2x^2) = 2x^3
(3)(1) = 3
(3)(2x^2) = 6x^2
(1)(x) = 1x or just x

lemme combine

2x^3 + 3 + 6x^2 + x

so it matches :)