Question

Factor the following equation:

3y^3-9y^2+4y-12

Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

I suggest grouping

3y^3-9y^2+4y-12
= 3y^2(y - 3) + 4(y - 3)
= (y-3)(3y^2 + 4)

For factoring questions like this, you can always check your answer by expanding it, to make sure the original comes back