Question

PLEASE HELP ON ALGEBRA 1 QUESTION
Don't just give answer.. explain plz :)
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Answer 1

Which student factored the expression x^3 - 3x + x^2 - 3 correctly based on their answer below?

Jane: (x - 1)(x2 - 3)
Mariah: (x + 1)(x^2 + 3)
Roger: (x + 1)(x^2 - 3)
Nethan: (x - 1)(x^2 + 3)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What I would do is expand out each of the answer choices and see which matches up with the original polynomial.

Answer 4

ok... will do

Answer 5

you could use the FOIL rule, but I prefer a visual table like this



that table above is for Jane's answer