Question

I need someone to take me step by step...please
Factor
\[x ^{3}-3x ^{2}-4x+12\]

Answer 1

what have you tried so far

Answer 2

ok..this is what i got finally
(x+12)(x-2)(x+2)(x+1)

Answer 3

\(\Large \sf\color{blueviolet}{before~ you~think ~about ~anything,~ think~ about ~easier~ways}\)

Answer 4

i think there is a mistake
what did you do?

Answer 5

\[x ^{3}-3x ^{2}-4x+12\]
\[x(x ^{2}-3x-4)+12\]
I know that is where i went wrong

Answer 6

but i dont know how to go about it

Answer 7

this one you could group

Answer 8

thats a very good mistake :)

Answer 9

Do you realize that!

Answer 10

lol @ganeshie8

Answer 11

how do I group @xapproachesinfinity

Answer 12

not exactly a mistake, but a very good attempt which wont work !

Answer 13

you have x^2 common btw the first two
and 4 common for the left over
you will have (x-3) as a common factor

Answer 14

ok..let me try and show you all

Answer 15

okay!

Answer 16

x(x ^{2}-3x-4)+12 what could you do with this!
seems you gone completely off the road xD

Answer 17

\[x ^{2}(x-3)-4(x-3)\]
is this right
then
\[(x ^{2}-4)(x-3)=(x-2)(x+2)(x-3)\]

Answer 18

See very easy^_^

Answer 19

lol...it felt so right but looked soooo wrong @xapproachesinfinity @ganeshie8

Answer 20

yaaaaay!!!!!!! thank you allllllllll :) :) :) :) :)

Answer 21

Yay!!! i enjoy your enjoyment^_^
there is one that i posted some time ago you wanna go ahead an try?

Answer 22

definately!!

Answer 23

okay give a moment!

Answer 24

\(\Large \sf\color{blueviolet}{x^4-12x^3+59x^2-138x+130}\)

Answer 25

i posted this before! it is a hard one though
but try for yourself and see

Answer 26

it looks challenging....let me try

Answer 27

@ikram002p san^_^

Answer 28

yeah! go for it!
if you give up you can look at the solution in my posts ^_^

Answer 29

san in what accent :o

Answer 30

that's Japanese^_^
i learned some japanese words hehe

Answer 31

ok..this will take me long!...i will post my answer next time I log in @xapproachesinfinity
and show you how i will have done it so that you check if i will have messed up anywhere

Answer 32

i thought so :P
i know that word , but i thought its also ur accent
san for girl , kun for boy right ? or sama something like this

Answer 33

okay @Mokeira, anytime you ready ^_^

Answer 34

wow you know those too lol
sama is a more dignifying word only used for someone that older than you
the other you got them right^_^