document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=608177>Question 608177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure how to go about solving this one, the simplistic factoring seems not to be working for me. Can anyone help me by showing me a step-by-step way of solving this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out the greatest common factor from the expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x^7 - 42x^6 - 42x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The GCF of the variable terms x^7, x^6 and x^2 is x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the GCF of everything is 6x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor out the GCF to get\r<BR>\n" );
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