SOLUTION: Factor the following trinomial: 12k^3q^4-4k^2q^5-kg^6

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Question 851953: Factor the following trinomial:
12k^3q^4-4k^2q^5-kg^6
Answer by Seutip(231) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplifying
12k3q4 + -4k2q5 + -1kq6
Reorder the terms:
-1kq6 + -4k2q5 + 12k3q4
Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), 'kq4'.
kq4(-1q2 + -4kq + 12k2)
Factor a trinomial.
kq4((-1q -6k)(q -2k))
Final result:
kq4(-1q -6k)(q -2k)

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