SOLUTION: Please help me factor completely 2x^3 - 2x^2-12X

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Question 1028085: Please help me factor completely
2x^3 - 2x^2-12X
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay, from
2x^3 - 2x^2 - 12x =
let's look for the greatest common factor first (we always do that first)...
2x(x^2 - x - 6) =
now factor into binomials...factors of 6 that have a difference of 1...3 and 2...so we get
2x(x - 3)(x + 2)