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What signals you that factoring by grouping is the best method to use when factoring a problem?

Write a polynomial function f of least degree that has rational coefficients, a leading coefficient of 1, and the given zeros. 3, 4+2i, 1+(sqrt)7 the answer is supposed to be: f(x)=x(^5)-13x(^4)+60x(^3)-82x(^2)- 144x+360 what am i doing wrong?

Starting at home, emily traveled uphill to the hardware store for 606060 minutes at just 666 mph. she then traveled back home along the same path downhill at a speed of 121212 mph. what is her average speed for the entire trip from home to the hardware store and back?