Factor 15x3 – 5x2 + 6x – 2 by grouping. What is the resulting expression?

Group the terms: (15x³ − 5x²) + (6x − 2). Factor each group to get 5x²(3x − 1) + 2(3x − 1). Since both terms share (3x − 1), factor it out to get (5x² + 2)(3x − 1), choice A.

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