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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the factorization of the trinomial x3-10x2+28x

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

First step: Can you factor out a common factor?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

No. x^3 has no 2 as a coefficient. Look at the x's not at the numbers.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or non

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

1, 10 and 28 are not divisible by 3. You can's factor any number out of the three terms. Can you factor x out of the three terms?

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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