3 years ago

The distributive property can be applied to which expression to factor 12x3 – 9x2 + 4x – 3?

Mathematics

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Arturiano [62]3 years ago

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Answer:

(4x - 3)(3x² + 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

12x³ - 9x² + 4x - 3 ( factor the first/second and third/fourth terms )

= 3x²(4x - 3) + 1(4x - 3) ← factor out (4x - 3) from each term

= (4x - 3)(3x² + 1) ← in factored form

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