Question

Factor completely.

3x^3 + 9x^2 + x + 3

Answer 1

There are many beautiful ways of solving this

Answer 2

What is the constant value in this expression?

Answer 3

x

Answer 4

oh no x is a variable...............I meant to ask that there are 4 terms in this expression 3x^3,9x^2, x and 3........which is constant among them

Answer 5

the 3

Answer 6

(x+3)^2(x-3)

Answer 7

yup.......now find all the factors of 3

Answer 8

9? idk any of this........ math is awful for me

Answer 9

oh no have patience............factors of 3 are those numbers which when multiplied by some number will give 3

Answer 10

there are none are there? i would think that it's x maybe

Answer 11

1 X 3 =3
So 3 and 1 are factors of 3

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

Similarly -1X-3 =3
so -1 and -3 are factors of 3

Answer 14

So you have 4 factors of 3 : +1, -1,+3 and -3

Answer 15

Now try putting x =1 in the above expression and see if you get 0

Answer 16

in where the x is

Answer 17

yeah