Recognize common factor: First, we need to recognize that each term in the polynomial 70x−3x2−x3 has a common factor of x. We can factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each term.
Factor out GCF: Factor out the GCF, which is x:x(70−3x−x2)Now we have factored out x, but we need to check if the remaining quadratic polynomial can be factored further.
Check quadratic polynomial: We should rearrange the terms in the quadratic polynomial to have them in standard form (from highest power to lowest power): x(−x2−3x+70)
Rearrange terms in standard form: Now, we look for two numbers that multiply to give the product of the coefficient of x2 (−1) and the constant term (70), and add up to the coefficient of x (−3).The numbers that satisfy these conditions are −10 and 7, because (−10)×7=−70 and (−10)+7=−3.
Find two numbers: We can now factor the quadratic polynomial using these two numbers: x(−x2−10x+7x+70)
Factor quadratic polynomial: Next, we group the terms to factor by grouping: x((−x2−10x)+(7x+70))
Group terms for factoring: Factor out the common factors from each group: x(−x(x+10)+7(x+10))
Factor out common factors: We see that (x+10) is a common factor in both groups, so we can factor it out: x(x+10)(−x+7)
Write completely factored form: Finally, we can write the completely factored form of the polynomial: x(−x+7)(x+10)However, it is more conventional to write the factors in descending order of their powers of x: −x3−3x2+70x=−x(x−7)(x+10)
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