Completely factor the following expression: (15x3+80x−5)−(−4x3+4x−5).
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First, we combine like terms in the expression: (15x3+80x−5)−(−4x3+4x−5)=15x3+80x−5+4x3−4x+5=19x3+76x.We can factor out a 19x from the expression, to get 19x3+76x=19x(x2+4).