document.write( "Question 80557This question is from textbook
\n" ); document.write( ": I am having trouble factoring 6x^6-24x^4+18x^2---I cant figure out what to begin with when I start to factor. Should I take out a 3x^2? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"6x%5E6-24x%5E4%2B18x%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "I started out by factoring out a 6x^2 term:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x%5E2%28x%5E4-4x%5E2%2B3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now, you can factor the terms multiplying that 6x^2 as follows:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x%5E2%28x%5E2-1%29%28x%5E2-3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You can recognize that (x^2-1) is the difference of 2 squares and can be further factored:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x%5E2%28x-1%29%28x%2B1%29%28x%5E2-3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "I think that is about it.
\n" ); document.write( "Good Luck,
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