document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86503>Question 86503</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State which method should be applied as the first step for factoring the polynomial 6x^3+9x...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Factor completely...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. 6b^4-18b^3-60b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 5a^2-125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. y^3-12y^2+36y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. b^2-ab-6a^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. 8m^4n-16mn^4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62564 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62564\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factoring Polynomials:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x^3+9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(2x^2+3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. 6b^4-18b^3-60b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b^2(b^2-3b-10b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b^2(b-5)(b+2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. 5a^2-125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(a^2-25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(a-5)(a+5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. y^3-12y^2+36y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y(y^2-12y+36)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y(y-6)(y-6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. b^2-ab-6a^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-3a)(b+2a)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5. 8m^4n-16mn^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8mn(m^3-2n^3)<BR>\n" );
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