CPM Homework Help : AC Problem 2-10

Factor out (x + 2) from each expression, then simplify. Homework Help ✎
1. (x + 2)² − 3(x + 2)
2. (x + 2)³ − 4(x + 2)
3. 2(x + 2)² + 6(x + 2)

Think about this problem as factoring w² – 3w, where w = x + 2.

Step 1(a):

(x + 2)((x + 2) − 3)

Step 2(a):

(x + 2)(x − 1)

Hint (b):

Follow the same process as (a) above.

Hint (c):

Follow the same process as (a) above.