SOLUTION: (4x +12) * x^2 �2 ___________ _ 2x-6 x-3 Help do I do the (4x +12) first then the others?

Question 118230: (4x +12) * x^2 �2
_____________
2x-6 x-3

Help do I do the (4x +12) first then the others?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(4x +12) * x^2 �2
_____________
2x-6 x-3
:
Trying to sort this out, I came up with:
(4x + 12) * /
:
Invert the dividing fraction and multiply;
(4x + 12) * *
:
Do some factoring here
4(x + 3) * *
:
Cancel (x-3)
4(x + 3) * *
:
4(x + 3) *
:
Cancel 4, leaving us with:

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If this is not what you meant, well, what can I say?

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