SOLUTION: Factor each Polynomial: 3a^3 + 3ab^2 + 2(a^2)b + 2b^3

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Question 146236: Factor each Polynomial: 3a^3 + 3ab^2 + 2(a^2)b + 2b^3
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grouping __ (3a^3 + 3ab^2) + (2(a^2)b + 2b^3)

factoring __ 3a(a^2+b^2)+2b(a^2+b^2)

rearranging __ (3a+2b)(a^2+b^2)

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