Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 8 - Polynomials and Factoring - Chapter Review - Page 538: 78

Answer

$3(3a-4)(a^{2}+2)$

Work Step by Step

$9a^{3}-12a^{2}+18a-24=$ ...factor out the GCF. $=3(3a^{3}-4a^{2}+6a-8)$ ...factor by grouping. $=3[a^{2}(3a-4)+2(3a-4)]$ ...factor again. $=3(3a-4)(a^{2}+2)$
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