It's x power 3 plus 4x power 2 plus x minus %q

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Answer

(x-1)(x+2)(x+3)

Step-by-step solution

4 steps

Factor x3+4x2+x−6x^3 + 4x^2 + x - 6.

  1. Apply the rational root theorem.

    Possible rational roots are ±1,±2,±3,±6\pm1, \pm2, \pm3, \pm6.

    Test x=1x=1:

    13+4(1)2+1−6=1+4+1−6=0\begin{align*} 1^3 +{}& 4(1)^2 + 1 - 6 \\ ={}& 1 + 4 + 1 - 6 \\ ={}& 0 \end{align*}

    x=1x=1 is a root, so (x−1)(x-1) is a factor.

  2. Synthetic division of x3+4x2+x−6x^3 + 4x^2 + x - 6 by x−1x-1

    1141−61561560\begin{array}{r|r} 1 & 1 & 4 & 1 & -6 \\ & & 1 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline & 1 & 5 & 6 & 0 \\ \end{array}

    Quotient is x2+5x+6x^2 + 5x + 6.

  3. Factor x2+5x+6x^2 + 5x + 6

    x2+5x+6=(x+2)(x+3)\begin{align*} x^2 +{}& 5x + 6 \\ ={}& (x+2)(x+3) \end{align*}
  4. Complete factorization

    x3+4x2+x−6=(x−1)(x+2)(x+3)x^3 + 4x^2 + x - 6 = (x-1)(x+2)(x+3)

    (x−1)(x+2)(x+3)\boxed{(x-1)(x+2)(x+3)}

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