document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=46154>Question 46154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Factor completely.     12x3 – 3xy2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)	3x(2x + y)(2x – y)	C)	3x(4x – y)(x + y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)	3x(2x – y)2	D)	12x(x – 3y)(x – y)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30622 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30622\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x%5E3-3xy%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x%5E3-3xy%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > First factor out 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%284x%5E2-y%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%284x%5E2-y%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Notice that the term within the parentheses is the difference of two squares <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%29%5E2+-+%28y%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%29%5E2+-+%28y%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and this will factor nicely because: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%5E2-B%5E2+=+%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%5E2-B%5E2+=+%28A%2BB%29%28A-B%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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