SOLUTION: Factor this trinomial completly 2a^3 - 52a^2b + 96ab^2

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Question 40763: Factor this trinomial completly
2a^3 - 52a^2b + 96ab^2

Answer by mbarugel(146)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello!
First of all, since you have one "a" in all the terms, you can use it as common factor:

Also, notice that all the terms inside the parenthesis are even. Therefore, we can also take 2 as common facor:

Finally, the remaining terms inside the parenthesis can be factored as:

Therefore, the whole expression can be factored as:


I hope this helps!
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