Which shows one way to determine the factors of x³ + 11x² + 3x + 33 by grouping?

To factor the polynomial x³ + 11x² + 3x + 33 by grouping, we can follow these steps:

  1. First, we group the terms in pairs: (x³ + 11x²) + (3x + 33).
  2. Next, we factor out the common factors from each group:
    • From the first group (x³ + 11x²), we can factor out :
      x²(x + 11)
    • From the second group (3x + 33), we can factor out 3:
      3(x + 11)
  3. This gives us: x²(x + 11) + 3(x + 11).
  4. Now, we can see that (x + 11) is a common factor in both terms:

(x + 11)(x² + 3)

So, the factored form of the polynomial x³ + 11x² + 3x + 33 by grouping is (x + 11)(x² + 3).

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