SOLUTION: State which method should be applied as the first step for factoring the polynomial 6x^3+9x.. a. find the gcf b. grop the terms c. factor using the difference of squares d. us

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Question 86506: State which method should be applied as the first step for factoring the polynomial 6x^3+9x..
a. find the gcf
b. grop the terms
c. factor using the difference of squares
d. us the ac method or trail and error
Use the ac test to determine if the following trinomial can be factored
x^2+2x+3
Write in simplest form...
48a^5b/12ab^2

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Factoring:
State which method should be applied as the first step for factoring the polynomial 6x^3+9x..
a. find the gcf
Becasue 6x^3+9x
GCF = 3x
So, 3x(6x^3/3x + 9x/3x)
= 3x(2x^2 + 3)
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Use the ac test to determine if the following trinomial can be factored
x^2+2x+3
No, this cannot be factored becasue there is no combination of the facotrs of 3 (3 and 1) that add/subtract to give you (2x).
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Write in simplest form...
48a^5b/12ab^2
8a^4/b