SOLUTION: A student factored {{{6x^6y^2 + 3xy}}} as {{{3xy(2x^5y)}}} what went wrong?

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Question 1032668: A student factored 6x%5E6y%5E2+%2B+3xy as 3xy%282x%5E5y%29 what went wrong?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20062) About Me  (Show Source):
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A student factored 6x%5E6y%5E2+%2B+3xy as 3xy%282x%5E5y%29 what went wrong?
The student forgot to factor 3xy out of the %22%22%2B+3xy and get %22%22%2B+1

6x%5E6y%5E2+%2B+3xy factors as 3xy%282x%5E5y%2B1%29 but not without the %22%22%2B1.

Edwin