Factor by Grouping x^3+8x^2-6x-48

$x^{3} + 8 x^{2} - 6 x - 48$

Step 1

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

$(x^{3} + 8 x^{2}) - 6 x - 48$

Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.

$x^{2} (x + 8) - 6 (x + 8)$

Step 2

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, $x + 8$ .

$(x + 8) (x^{2} - 6)$