document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117938>Question 117938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor 12x^3-3xy^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and one other   8m^4n-16mn^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so so much for your help I am in a high school class and I can not figure these example questions out... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=misscrt><B>misscrt(37)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=misscrt><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> factor 12x^3-3xy^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and one other   8m^4n-16mn^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) Factor out 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(4x^3 -xy^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can see that an x is found in both terms, so factor it out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(x^2-y^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have 3x times the difference of two squares, so rewrite the expression inside the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x(x-y)(x+y)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) Factor out 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(m^4n-2mn^4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you can see that an n is found in both terms, so factor it out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8n(m^4-2mn^3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lastly, factor out the m.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8mn(m^3-2n^3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that helps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Greetings,<BR>\n" );
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