Asked by crystal

Factor –8x3 – 2x2 – 12x – 3 by grouping. What is the resulting expression?

(2x2 – 3)(4x + 1)
(–2x2 – 3)(–4x + 1)
(2x2 – 3)(–4x + 1)
(–2x2 – 3)(4x + 1)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Group as (-8x^3 - 2x^2) + (-12x - 3) = -2x^2(4x + 1) - 3(4x + 1) = (-2x^2 - 3)(4x + 1).

So the correct choice is (–2x^2 – 3)(4x + 1).