document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=414907>Question 414907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My goal is to factor the polynomials:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8b^2+24b+18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is where I am at...and managing to confuse myself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8b^2+24b+18 = GCF= 2:  8b^2/2 = (4b^2) and 24b/2 = (12b) and 18/2 = (9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(4b+12b+9) = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8b^2 + 24 b + 18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here 2 is common so, simplify it \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2( 4b^2 + 12b + 9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2( 4b^2 + 6b + 6b + 9 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2( 2b(2b+3) + 3(2b+3))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2((2b+3) (2b+3)) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2 (2b+3) (2b+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can also factorize it as it is in form of  a^2 +2ab+ b^2 = (a + b) ^2 , after second step....\r<BR>\n" );
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