SOLUTION: 18x-12 factor out the gcf in each polynomial?

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Question 736521: 18x-12 factor out the gcf in each polynomial?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Factorize every term to look for all the factors which are common, and then take the entire common simplified factor, the one which uses ALL of them which are common to every term:

18x-12=3%2A6%2Ax-2%2A6
=2%2A3%2A3%2Ax-2%2A2%2A3
So what's common? Put into some better order within each term to make seeing this a little easier.
=2%2A3%2A3%2Ax-2%2A2%2A3, it already was in clear order.
=%282%2A3%29%2A3%2Ax-%282%2A3%29%2A2, just to help show you what was found to be common.
DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY USED IN REVERSE,
=highlight%282%2A3%283x-2%29=6%283x-2%29%29.