Factor the polynomial x2 + 2x – 3x – 6 by double grouping.

Group the terms: (x² + 2x) + (−3x − 6). Factor each group to get x(x + 2) − 3(x + 2). Now factor out the common binomial (x + 2), giving (x + 2)(x − 3), which is choice A.

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