SOLUTION: how do you Use the grouping method to express the polynomial below as a product of its factors. Write each factor as a polynomial in descending order. 6x - 18

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Question 392554: how do you Use the grouping method to express the polynomial below as a product of its factors. Write each factor as a polynomial in descending order. 6x - 18
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6x-18
Factor out the GCF of 6 from each term in the polynomial.
6(x)+6(-3)
Factor out the GCF of 6 from 6x-18.
6(x-3)