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document.write( "State which method should be applied as the first step for factoring the polynomial.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	6x3 + 9x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "should I find GCF first, group the terms or use the ac (trial and error) method?  thanks for your time. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine the \"common factor\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The common factor in 6 and 9 is 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The common factor in x^3 and x is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the common factor is 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the problem with the common factor separated:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3x(2x^2+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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