document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51733>Question 51733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me factor this equation: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18x%5E3+-15x%5E6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18x%5E3+-15x%5E6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37184 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ntnk><B>ntnk(54)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ntnk><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=37184\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Both monomials are divisible by a common factor; this means that we can \"factor\" it out so that it can later be distributed back. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can divide both parts by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, therefore you can factor out <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solution thus becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%5E3%286-5x%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%5E3%286-5x%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > because when you use the distributive property, you get the original equation back.  </SPAN>\n" );
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