SOLUTION: HELP...I don't understand this, is there multiple answers? FACTOR EACH POLYNOMIAL COMPLETELY. TO BEGIN, STATE WHICH METHOD SHOULD BE APPLIED AS THE FIRST STEP, GIVEN THE GUIDLIN

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Question 44879: HELP...I don't understand this, is there multiple answers?
FACTOR EACH POLYNOMIAL COMPLETELY. TO BEGIN, STATE WHICH METHOD SHOULD BE APPLIED AS THE FIRST STEP, GIVEN THE GUIDLINES OF THIS SECTION. THEN CONTINUE THE EXCERCISE AND FACTOR EACH POLYNOMIAL COMPLETELY.
2P - 6Q + PQ - 3Q2
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It looks like P is a constant here
2P+-+6Q+%2B+PQ+-+3Q%5E2
group -6Q and PQ
2P+%2B%28P+-+6%29Q+-3Q%5E2
rewrite
-3Q%5E2+%2B%28P-6%29Q+%2B+2P
this factors to
%28Q+%2B+2%29%28-3Q+%2B+P%29 answer