document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85146>Question 85146</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18x^3-36x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "18x^3-36x^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To factor this, first note that each term contains 18x^2 as a factor. You can therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factor out 18x^2 and the problem is then simplified to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18x^2(x - 2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be checked by multiplying it back together to convince yourself that it does <BR>\n" );
document.write( "take you back to the given problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you wish to factor it further, notice that 18 factors into 2*3*3 and x^2 factors <BR>\n" );
document.write( "into x*x so that the 18x^2(x-2) can be further factored to give:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*3*3*x*x*(x-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to see your way through the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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