Question

Louise begins factoring the polynomial, which has four terms. Which is the completely factored form of her polynomial?

Answer 1

8x^3 + 24x^2 + 10x + 30

Factor out a common term, which is 2:

2(4x^3 + 12x^2+5x+15)

Now factor inside the parentheses to get final answer:

2(4x^2+5)(x+3)